.jpg)
booza
Sign in to savethumb|A dish of booza topped with pistachios served at the Bakdash (ice cream parlor)|Bakdash ice cream shop in [[Damascus|alt=]] Booza () is a frozen dairy dessert. It is traditionally made through a process of pounding and stretching in a freezer drum, instead of the more usual churning method used in other ice creams, leading to a creamy yet dense texture. Orange flower water or rose water are sometimes added for flavoring. The firmness of booza allows it to be shaped into a roll, which is a popular traditional serving method.
Key facts
- Food.name
- Booza
- Food.image
- Bakdash ice-cream shop in the old souk in Damascus.jpg
- Food.caption
- Booza being sold in the landmark Bakdash ice cream shop in the Al-Hamidiyah Souq in the Old City of Damascus (2009)
- Food.type
- Ice cream
- Food.served
- Cold
- Food.main_ingredient
- Sahlab, mastic
- Food.minor_ingredient
- qishta
via Wikipedia infobox
~2 min read
Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- History
- Geographic scope
- Damascus
- International usage
- See also
- References
thumb|A dish of booza topped with pistachios served at the Bakdash (ice cream parlor)|Bakdash ice cream shop in [[Damascus|alt=]] Booza () is a frozen dairy dessert. It is traditionally made through a process of pounding and stretching in a freezer drum, instead of the more usual churning method used in other ice creams, leading to a creamy yet dense texture. Orange flower water or rose water are sometimes added for flavoring. The firmness of booza allows it to be shaped into a roll, which is a popular traditional serving method.
==History==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “booza” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.