Iranian cuisine is a delicious cuisine with a long culinary history: it is based on legumes, rice, meat (lamb is in high esteem), vegetables, poultry, and dairy products.
Iranian national cuisine
On the Iranian table, there are always flour products in the form of bread, rolls and flat cakes (for cooking, wheat or barley flour is taken). So, for example, such types of bread as “khamir” and “nan” (they are baked in clay ovens of tenurah) are in high demand. Rice deserves special mention: it is often cooked here with saffron or curry, as well as with vegetables, meat and peanut sauce.
From the first courses, it is worth mentioning "ash-e gandom" (thick stew with the addition of beans, lentils, wheat, peas and spinach). Those interested in meat dishes are advised to try “ban” (a dish in the form of a veal tongue with herbs), “golve” (a dish of kidneys fried with herbs and lime juice), “del” (sheep's hearts with cheese, mushrooms and herbs), “sweater gasht”(a dish in the form of a meatloaf).
Popular Iranian dishes:
- Fesenjan (meat stew with pomegranate-nut sauce, eggplant and cardamom);
- “Must-o-hier” (soup based on kefir, cucumbers, raisins and mint);
- “Abgusht” (a dish prepared with meat, beans and vegetables);
- "Zereshk-polo" (pilaf, which includes rice, poultry, barberry, sugar, saffron);
- Juye Kebab (grilled chicken with tomatoes, saffron and olive oil);
- "Borani esfanage" (a dish of fried spinach, onions, garlic and yogurt).
Where to try Iranian cuisine?
There are few restaurants and street cafes in Iran - tourists, as a rule, have to look for food establishments worthy of their interest for a long time (if you wish, you can visit kebabs of different levels). It is worth noting that the best restaurants are located in hotels, but they usually open in the evening when tourists return to their hotels for dinner. In Tehran, it is recommended to satisfy hunger in “Sanglaj” (guests of this establishment are delighted not only with Iranian cuisine, but also with traditional Iranian music, and “Shah-name” is also read here).
Cooking courses in Iran
During a gastronomic trip to Iran, gourmet travelers are offered to look not only at local restaurants (you will be pleased with hearty and delicious Iranian dishes), but also on a visit to the locals (if you show interest in local cuisine, you will be invited to participate in the process of cooking national dishes) …
You can plan a trip to Iran during the period of the National Grape Festival in the city of Bojnurd (November) (raisins, raisins, vinegar, juice, spices, jellies, various sweets, grape seed oil are made from it).
