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When sweets were made mostly in houses by having the foils on them the person offering the sweets used to show his gesture of warmth and lavish cordiality towards the guests. Heres a video I shot in Hyderabad at a Vark workshop showing hows it madeClick here for mor.
The silver foils used for edible purposes.
Edible silver foil on sweets. I believed him after reading about Silver foil used to coat sweets on wikipedia The silver is edible though flavorless. Varak is made by pounding silver into a sheet a few micrometres µ thick 02 micron to 08 micron and backed with paper for support. This paper is peeled away before use.
Silver is widely used for various purposes in the market today. Silver is considered precious and its utility is enormous. Reason behind this is that silver reflects back 95 of the light.
Energy that falls on it. The silver foils used for edible purposes. Silver foil or varakh as it is generally known in India adds glitter to Indian sweets mithai supari betel nut paan betel-leaf and fruits.
Besides being very decorative it is reputed to have an aphrodisiac effect. Edible Silver leaf brings the art of gilding to all celebrations and festivities. If we go with folklore these edible metal foils were used to make any dish a luxury.
When sweets were made mostly in houses by having the foils on them the person offering the sweets used to show his gesture of warmth and lavish cordiality towards the guests. If the edible silver leaf isnt too thick it may work. Otherwise you would have to find an importer who supplies varakh the name of the authentic silver foil.
Depending on your preference you may however be better off with edible silver leaf since varakh is not vegetarian or vegan. Like gold silver can be pounded thin enough to form an edible garnish for deserts. Vark a garnish from India is a foil of 999 silver used to decorate sweets.
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Paper2eat Frosting Sheets Premium Icing Sheets 85 x 11 24 count White Edible. The silver is edible. The silver foil is called Varakh or Vark and is used extensively in North Indian sweets The rest is copied from Wikipedia Vark varak Sanskrit.
वरक or varaka is any foil composed of a pure metal typically silver sometimes gold used for garnishingsweets in South Asian cuisine. Vark or silver leaf has always been surrounded by controversy. Heres a video I shot in Hyderabad at a Vark workshop showing hows it madeClick here for mor.
Silver foil or varakh as it is generally known in India adds glitter to Indian sweets mithai supari betel nut paan betel-leaf and fruits. Also it is used in Ayurvedic medicines and on deities in many Jain temples. The silver-topped sweet is even served as prasad in temples and on auspicious and religious occasions.
Varakh - silver edible foil used in mithais sweets A very enlightening read. Raziya In India by law every food item has to have a green dot on it if it is vegetarian - and a maroon dot if it is non-vegetarian. If a manufacturer is found to be cheating by mis-labelling his product the sentence is many years in jail.
So how have the mithai sweets people not been arrested so far. Silver is considered precious and its utility is enormous. The reason behind this is that silver reflects back 95 of the light energy that falls on it.
The silver foils used for edible purposes is called VARAKH So whats so special about VARAKH. This is what I would like to bring to your notice. Edible Silver Foil Loose Leaf.
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