The developing young are called lecithotrophic because they obtain their nutrition from the yolk as opposed to planktotrophic larvae that feed in the water column.
Like other houndsharks, the whiskery shark is viviparous; the developing embryos are sustained by yolk and probably also maternally produced histotroph.
Its ingredients consist of wheat sprout, flour, egg yolks, rose water, sugar, butter or vegetable oil, saffron, cardamom and slivers of almond and pistachio.