Note 255 — ABDULLAH[232] THE FISHERMAN AND ABDULLAH THE MERMAN.
Richard Francis Burton translation · Edition 2
Arab. “Nukl,” e.g. the quatre mendiants as opposed to “Fákihah” = fresh fruit. The Persians, a people who delight in gross practical jokes, get the confectioner to coat with sugar the droppings of sheep and goats and hand them to the bulk of the party. This pleasant confection is called “Nukl-i-peshkil”—dung-dragées.