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Word entry · Persian / South Asian
Falooda.
/fa-loo-da/· n. · Persian / South Asianfooddrink
"A cold rose-scented dessert-drink of vermicelli, basil seeds, and ice cream."

Rose syrup, soaked basil (sabja) seeds, thin vermicelli, milk, and a scoop of ice cream, layered in a tall glass and eaten with a spoon and straw at once. Persian in origin, perfected across South Asia, ubiquitous in Dubai's Indian and Pakistani restaurants.

Bright pink, textured, and very sweet — half drink, half dessert, entirely its own thing.