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Iranians were making ice in the desert over 2,000 years ago using ancient refrigerators. 'Faloudeh' exists as a frozen dessert because of this.

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Daniel Haqiqatjou6 months ago

My mom would get us faloodeh/paloodeh from the local shops in Shiraz. Always a nice treat especially in the dry hot summers of Shiraz.

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Soureh 🟩☫🟥6 months ago

An they are surprised by out underground missile cities.. qanat was a complicated underground network of big tunnels in some you could have fit missiles:)

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Propaganda & co6 months ago

You can watch the full episode here

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Concerned Citizenette 🇺🇸🇵🇸6 months ago

Indians eat this too. Of course they got it from the Persians during Mughal rule.

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𝔇𝔯 𝔄𝔡𝔑𝔞𝔧𝔦6 months ago

Ya !!? The Iranians invented the cucumber and Tomato!!🤔

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NIZAR🇨🇦🇱🇧نزار6 months ago

Ancient refrigerators?😂 It's ice and snow from the mountains. We had that in Lebanon thousands of years ago. And we still enjoy fresh snow with syrup or juice on it.

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Propaganda & co6 months ago

You clearly did not watch the video

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fton_6 months ago

@BrokeUnion It exploited a natural phenomena, nothing amazing. Romans did the same thing.

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NIZAR🇨🇦🇱🇧نزار6 months ago

@propandco The natural phenomenon is winter season in mountains with ice and snow... so he calls that an ancient refrigerator 😂

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NIZAR🇨🇦🇱🇧نزار6 months ago

@__FToni @propandco Yakhchāl It was often used to store ice, but sometimes was used to store food as well as produce ice. The subterranean space and thick heat-resistant construction ... So like I said they used the ice and snow from winter time and stored it in these yakhass ... so it wasn't made

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AbdulBasit Syed6 months ago

The Pakistani version of Faloodah is more iconic than the one youre eating bro. And most definitely better.

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Propaganda & co6 months ago

Would love to try

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yPhil6 months ago

I'm so ashamed nobody told me ANYTHING about Iran. In the great western (French) educational system. Seriously, NO-THING. And now I have to learn it all by myself ; I guess that's what a good education is @s_m_marandi

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@EpicStride 🍉6 months ago

Iran on my bucket list In Sha Allah

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M's FPL6 months ago

Brother is out there enjoying ice cream and throwing the middle finger (thumbs up) 😂 you have to tone down your 👍 in Iran, I learnt the hard way when I was visiting years ago 😅

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Shehryarzz_6 months ago

I am from Pakistan, but sheraz is my ancestral land. I including my whole family and relatives here are known with the sir name , "sherazi" here. Like my name is syed Sheharyaar Haider Sherazi . I guess Sheharyaar is also a persian name.

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𝗩𝗜𝗫6 months ago

Well Americans are not known for their long History or their well educated population, their leader is kind of a meme for USA, they all are but this last two 🤦‍♂️ They are in a weird (un)cultural bubble.

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AbdelAziz6 months ago

A kurd and a sunni who supports iran and enjoys falouda. You are an exceptional case 😄

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alottofun6 months ago

You should try the Akbar Mashty ice cream next!

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‌Nashtia6 months ago

Faludé Shirazí.. 2 mistakes

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Saman 🍉 🕊️ 🎒6 months ago

We really need a competition...

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Kyzer Galal6 months ago

We call it Faloodah فالودہ in Pakistan.

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endlesshistory6 months ago

And sherbert which became sorbet. They used to get raw ice from the mountains and crush it up with fruit. Yuck! Can you image drinking dirty ice from mountains!

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هیهات6 months ago

فالوده رو به غیر ایرانی ها پیشنهاد نمیکنم بستنی سنتی عادی پسته ای خیلی بهتره فالوده با ذائقه خیلی از خود ایرانی ها هم نمیخونه چه برسه به خارجی ها

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The Metanarrative5 months ago

@_jenkings Uhhh there were no Iranians then. They were Persians. Persians then, Persians now.

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Marvella6 months ago

Wow!!!!!

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raza6 months ago

@_rathbone That’s my favorite. It’s very popular amongst East Asians

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Cryptonic6 months ago

And now they can’t even run a basic economy, how the mighty have fallen

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Maliha Khan6 months ago

I feel like your not a dessert person.

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John Galt IV6 months ago

No, they were not.

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Hewhoshootspew6 months ago

But they didn't invent unfortunately

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UT6 months ago

falooda is an amazing dish in pak-ind too

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homuraakemifan6 months ago

I had this and it was yummy but definitely an acquired taste if that makes any sense 😆

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Choke-Snake6 months ago

@GeromanAT And then came Islam…

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notWendell6 months ago

**Persians

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Navajo6 months ago

This is like my favourite ever dessert

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smoothoceans6 months ago

I tried, It's all fake aroma and colorings

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stephens6 months ago

While they sat on the greatest energy source known to man - which they did sweet FA with 🤡🤣

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