Pestil

Pestil
Place of originArmenia[1]
Main ingredientsmust, nuts, flour or starch[2]

Pestil, also known as bastık or pastegh (Armenian: պաստեղ) is dried fruit pulp, best exemplified in the English term "fruit leather." Fruit leather is made from mechanically pulverizing fruit, then spreading it out to dry into a tough, yet flexible and edible material which can be kept preserved for several months in an airtight container. It is a popular dessert in Armenia and Turkey.[3]

Pestil might be made with different types of fruit beside plums. Apples, apricots, pears, peaches and melons are popular choices.[4]

  1. ^ Armenian Food: Fact, Fiction & Folklore ISBN 9781411698659
  2. ^ Goldstein, Darra (2015). The Oxford Companion to Sugar and Sweets. Oxford University Press. p. 413. ISBN 9780199313396.
  3. ^ "Pastegh (TTU Lavash or Sour Lavash) - Armenian Sweet & Tart Chewy Fruit Learher". 8 October 2022.
  4. ^ Kristbergsson, Kristberg; Oliveira, Jorge (2016-03-09). Traditional Foods: General and Consumer Aspects. Springer. ISBN 978-1-4899-7648-2.