Gosh-e fil

Gosh-e fil
Alternative names	Gosh feel, gosh-e feel, gowsh-e fil, gush-e fil
Type	Fried dough
Course	Dessert
Place of origin	Afghanistan
Main ingredients	Dough (flour, milk, butter, sugar, salt, cardamom, eggs), pistachios, powdered sugar

Gosh-e fil (Persian: گُوش فيل; "elephant's ear"^[1]) is a fried pastry from Afghan cuisine^[2] The dough is shaped like an elephant ear (goosh), and deep-fried in oil. Each piece is then topped with chopped pistachios and powdered sugar.

This sweet is mainly served with tea, especially during Ramadan and Nowruz. ^[3]

The dough is made by whisking eggs, milk and butter, then adding the mixture to the dry ingredients.^[4]

Gosh-e fil and doogh

The city of Isfahan is one of the prominent cities of Iran, known as the city of delicious sweets,^{[citation needed]} in which gosh-e fil is eaten with a combination of local doogh (a combination of water and sour yogurt). This combination has long been rooted in the food culture of the local people and continues to this day. ^[5] ^[6]

References

^ طرز تهیه شیرینی گوشفیل ترد و خوشمزه + تصویر
^ "Gosh-e Fil - Knusprige Elefantenohren für Nowrooz oder Fasching". Labsalliebe (in German). 2019-02-28. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
^ "Gosh-e Fil - Knusprige Elefantenohren für Nowrooz oder Fasching". Labsalliebe (in German). 2019-02-28. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
^ Usmani, Sumayya (2017). Mountain Berries and Desert Spice. Frances Lincoln. ISBN 9781781012123.
^ Irans delicious food destinations
^ TAP Persia - Travel around Persia