How is the varkha or silver foil used in sweets made ?collect information about which metal are used to make varkha ?
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Vark is any foil composed of a pure metal, typically silver, sometimes gold, used for garnishing sweets in South Asian cuisine. The silver is edible, though flavorless. Vark is made by pounding silver into a sheet a few micrometres thick, and backed with paper for support; this paper is peeled away before use.
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The description about vark is as follows:
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- The vark is a thin sheet of 0.2μm used over the food items like sweets, meat and rice.
- The vark can be made from silver and gold metals.
- These metals are edible in nature.
- These are used to decorate the food in food shops so that it appears more appealing to customers.
- The silver or gold foils are hammered to convert into thin sheets of silver or gold. This is kept in between the layer of intestine of bull.
- The vark is packed in between the layers of paper for providing support to the delicate sheet.
- The vark is sold in high cost and also increases the prices of food items in which it is used.
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