Bazaar Sweet · Paper-Thin Saffron Caramel
Poolaki
📷 Closely related photo — Photo: مرتضی صالحی (Morteza Salehi) / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0
Its name comes from pulak, Persian for a sequin or small metal disc, because the candy is poured into thin, flat rounds that dissolve on the tongue almost instantly.
Sugar, water, and vinegar are cooked into a thin caramel, flavored with saffron, dried lime, or cocoa, then poured onto a cold surface in small discs and left to harden into a brittle, quick-melting candy. Trays of it are sold by street vendors throughout Isfahan's bazaars.
Why it's made this way: Poolaki has no clear parallel elsewhere in Iran, making it one of the more distinctly Isfahani sweets sold from the city's bazaar stalls.
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