Many hard candies are made with gum arabic, which helps prevent the candy from sticking to the teeth and promotes a longer-lasting treat, according to Francis Thevenet in the book Food Stabilisers, Thickeners and Gelling Agents. Gum arabic is often used in soft-molded candies, such as gum drops, and chewy varieties of candy as well. Sugar-free hard candies and low-fat ice cream can also be made with gum arabic.
Kurdish, the most widely spoken language in the Kurdistan Region, is in the Indo-European family of languages.The Kurdistan Regionâs official languages for government purposes are Kurdish and Arabic.urdish, the most widely spoken language in the Kurdistan Region, is in the Indo-European family of languages.
The exact origins of the name Kurd are unclear. The underlying toponym is recorded in Assyrian as Qardu and in Middle Bronze Age Sumerian as Kar-da. Assyrian Qardu refers to an area in the upper Tigris basin, and it is presumably reflected in corrupted form in Arabic (Quranic) Ç¦Å«dÄ«, re-adopted in Kurdish as Cudi. cÃ»dÃ®t is mainly spoken in those parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria and Turkey which comprise Kurdistan. Kurdish holds official status in Iraq as a national language alongside Arabic, is recognized in Iran as a regional language, and in Armenia as a minority language.