pastila
Sign in to save__NOTOC__ Pastila ( ) is a traditional Russian fruit confectionery (pâte de fruits). It has been described as "small squares of pressed fruit paste" and "light, airy puffs with a delicate apple flavor". In Imperial Russia, the "small jellied sweetmeats" were served for tea "with a white foamy top, a bit like marshmallow, but tasting of pure fruit".
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Within Vinony's link graph, pastila is referenced by 19 other articles, and connects out to confection, Russia and French.
It is catalogued under topics including Confectionery, Kolomna and Marshmallows.
Its subject is documented across 12 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Prepared food.name
- Pastila
- Prepared food.image
- Kolomna Pastila.jpg
- Prepared food.image_size
- 220px
- Prepared food.caption
- Pastila from Kolomna
- Prepared food.country
- Russia
- Prepared food.course
- Confectionery
- Prepared food.main_ingredient
- fruit purée, egg whites, sugar or honey
- Prepared food.variations
- Food coloring
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- food
- Part of
- Russian cuisine
- Country
- Russia
- Country of origin
- Grand Principality of Moscow
- Image
- Kolomna Pastila.jpg
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- Pastila
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Production in Kolomna
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- References
__NOTOC__ Pastila ( ) is a traditional Russian fruit confectionery (pâte de fruits). It has been described as "small squares of pressed fruit paste" and "light, airy puffs with a delicate apple flavor". In Imperial Russia, the "small jellied sweetmeats" were served for tea "with a white foamy top, a bit like marshmallow, but tasting of pure fruit".
Pastila is also eaten in Kazakhstan, primarily as a popular dessert or delicacy often served with tea. It is a sweet, colorful fruit and berry paste, and a common offering in Kazakh cuisine alongside other Russian and Central Asian sweets.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “pastila” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.