Silver Foil Veg Or Non-Veg: 'Silver Work' is used to make sweets like Kaju Katli, Balushahi, and Gulab Jamun shiny, but do you know how to make it.
How Silver Foil is Made: Most of us must have eaten those sweets to which 'Silver Work' is attached. By applying silver foil, the beauty of these sweets increases manifold. However, now this beautiful-looking thing is also used for many other recipes. But some people say that food with 'silver work' should not be eaten because it is non-vegetarian. Is this true, it will be known only when we know the process of making it.
How is silver foil prepared?
Silver foil is a very thin sheet of silver, which at first glance looks like aluminum, but if you look closely you will know that it is silver. Silver foil is prepared by expert craftsmen to make it slim and edible.
'Silver work' is prepared by beating non-bioactive pieces of silver. The leaves of this paper are kept with utmost care so that they do not break. It becomes so thin that just by touching it breaks. However, some people mix things like cadmium, nickel, aluminum, and lead in it, which can harm health.
Many people are afraid of what is non-veg 'silver work'?
People often avoid eating sweets wrapped in silver foil at markets, festivals, and at marriages. The reason for this is that often some videos are viral on social media, in which it is shown that 'silver work' is beaten by placing it between the leather of animals, so there is bound to be a concern.
Animal use has been banned
The Food Safety and Standard Authority of India (FSSAI) has now banned animal uses in the preparation of silver foil. If you still suspect adulteration, then take 'silver work' and try it on fire, if its smell is like metal then it is real, but if it smells of fat then understand that it is not vegetarian.
(Disclaimer: The information given here is based on home remedies and general information. Before adopting it, take medical advice. We do not confirm this.)
