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'''Vark''' is a super fine [[filigree]] [[Foil (metal)|foil]] sheet of pure metals. It is usually made of [[silver]] but sometimes [[gold]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gold For Food {{!}} Gold To Eat - Delafee|url=https://www.delafee.com/edible-gold-creations_gold-for-food/|access-date=2020-10-21|website=www.delafee.com}}</ref> It is used to decorate [[South Asia | '''Vark''' is a super fine [[filigree]] [[Foil (metal)|foil]] sheet of pure metals. It is usually made of [[silver]] but sometimes [[gold]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gold For Food {{!}} Gold To Eat - Delafee|url=https://www.delafee.com/edible-gold-creations_gold-for-food/|access-date=2020-10-21|website=www.delafee.com}}</ref> It is used to decorate [[South Asia]]n [[sweets]] and [[food]]. It is also placed on [[saffroned rice]] to make it look more appetising.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_v1tAAAAMAAJ&q=vark+edible+silver+foil+manufacturing&dq=vark+edible+silver+foil+manufacturing&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjCjb25iMjYAhVJs48KHQmjBbc4ChDoAQglMAA|title=Tirtha, the Treasury of Indian Expressions|last=Ghose|first=Vijaya|last2=Ramanathan|first2=Jaya|last3=Khandekar|first3=Renuka N.|date=1992|publisher=CMC Limited|isbn=978-81-900267-0-3|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NuZFAAAAYAAJ&q=varak+silver+foil+making&dq=varak+silver+foil+making&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiwys3hicjYAhWHuY8KHcyLAI0Q6AEISzAH|title=Ayurveda: A Life of Balance : the Complete Guide to Ayurvedic Nutrition and Body Types with Recipes|last=Tiwari|first=Maya|date=2005|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass Publishers|isbn=978-81-208-2076-0|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=j9tTHWAF_VEC&q=edible+varaq+silver+making&dq=edible+varaq+silver+making&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiXtvrdjMjYAhWJtI8KHZ8rD2AQ6AEILTAB|title=The Illustrated Weekly of India|date=1989|publisher=Published for the proprietors, Bennett, Coleman & Company, Limited, at the Times of India Press|language=en}}</ref> The silver and gold are edible and [[flavor]]less. Varak is made by pounding silver into sheets a few [[micrometre]]s (μm) thick.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mY3cO8b5iToC&pg=PA39&dq=vark+edible+silver+foil+manufacturing&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiK14uHh8jYAhVIYo8KHf1mDu0Q6AEILDAB#v=onepage&q=vark%20edible%20silver%20foil%20manufacturing&f=false|title=New Indian Home Cooking: More Than 100 Delicious Nutritional, and Easy Low-fat Recipes!|last=Gadia|first=Madhu|date=2000|publisher=Penguin|isbn=978-1-55788-343-8|language=en}}</ref> It breaks easily into smaller pieces if touched. Vark sheets are laid or rolled over some South Asian sweets, confectionery, dry [[fruit]]s and [[spice]]s.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=O6X8DQAAQBAJ&pg=PA85&dq=vark+edible+silver+foil+manufacturing&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiK14uHh8jYAhVIYo8KHf1mDu0Q6AEINjAD#v=onepage&q=vark%20edible%20silver%20foil%20manufacturing&f=false|title=The Periodic Table Book: A Visual Encyclopedia of the Elements|last=DK|date=2017-03-30|publisher=Dorling Kindersley Limited|isbn=978-0-241-30867-7|language=en}}</ref> | ||
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Vark is a super fine filigree foil sheet of pure metals. It is usually made of silver but sometimes gold.[1] It is used to decorate South Asian sweets and food. It is also placed on saffroned rice to make it look more appetising.[2][3][4] The silver and gold are edible and flavorless. Varak is made by pounding silver into sheets a few micrometres (μm) thick.[5] It breaks easily into smaller pieces if touched. Vark sheets are laid or rolled over some South Asian sweets, confectionery, dry fruits and spices.[2][6]
References
- ↑ "Gold For Food | Gold To Eat - Delafee". www.delafee.com. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ghose, Vijaya; Ramanathan, Jaya; Khandekar, Renuka N. (1992). Tirtha, the Treasury of Indian Expressions. CMC Limited. ISBN 978-81-900267-0-3.
- ↑ Tiwari, Maya (2005). Ayurveda: A Life of Balance : the Complete Guide to Ayurvedic Nutrition and Body Types with Recipes. Motilal Banarsidass Publishers. ISBN 978-81-208-2076-0.
- ↑ The Illustrated Weekly of India. Published for the proprietors, Bennett, Coleman & Company, Limited, at the Times of India Press. 1989.
- ↑ Gadia, Madhu (2000). New Indian Home Cooking: More Than 100 Delicious Nutritional, and Easy Low-fat Recipes!. Penguin. ISBN 978-1-55788-343-8.
- ↑ DK (2017-03-30). The Periodic Table Book: A Visual Encyclopedia of the Elements. Dorling Kindersley Limited. ISBN 978-0-241-30867-7.
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