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This is a list of Iranian foods and dishes. Iranian cuisine (Persian cuisine) comprises the cooking traditions of Iran . Iran's culinary culture has historically influenced the cuisines of the neighboring regions , including Caucasian cuisine , Turkish cuisine , Levantine cuisine , Greek cuisine , Central Asian cuisine , and Russian cuisine .
Taftan or taftoon (Persian: تافتان) is a leavened flour bread from Iran, introduced to Kuwaiti and South Asian cuisines. [1] It is made with refined flour, milk, yoghurt, and eggs and baked in a clay oven. [1] It is sometimes flavoured with saffron and a small amount of cardamom powder, and may be decorated with seeds such as poppy seeds. [2]
Chelow kabab (Persian: چلوکباب čelow-kabāb [tʃelowkæˈbɒːb]) is an Iranian dish consisting of steamed rice (čelow) and one of the many varieties of Iranian kebab. [1] It is considered the national dish of Iran , [ 2 ] [ 3 ] and was probably created by the time of the Qajar dynasty .
Baghali ghatogh (Persian: باقالی قاتق) [1] is a northern Iranian dish made with fava beans, dill, and eggs. It's usually served with kateh (Persian rice dish) in northern provinces such as Gilan, and can be considered a khoresh (Persian stew). It is spiced with turmeric, salt, garlic, and sometimes pepper. [2] [3]
Yalda Night, or Shab-e Yalda (also spelled Shabe Yalda), marks the longest night of the year in Iran and in many other Central Asian and Middle Eastern countries. On the winter solstice, in a ...
Chelow kabab is considered to be the national dish of Iran. [1]Iranian cuisine is the culinary traditions of Iran.Due to the historically common usage of the term "Persia" to refer to Iran in the Western world, [2] [3] [4] it is alternatively known as Persian cuisine, despite Persians being only one of a multitude of Iranian ethnic groups who have contributed to Iran's culinary traditions.
Ghormeh sabzi (Persian: قورمه سبزی) or Khoresht sabzi (Persian: خورشت سبزی), also spelled qormeh sabzi, is an Iranian herb stew. It is considered the national dish and is a very popular dish in Iran. [1] Ghormeh sabzi has different variants, which are based on the difference between beans and meat.
In Persian sangak means "pebble". The bread is baked on a bed of small river stones in an oven. There are usually two varieties of this bread offered at Iranian bakeries: one that has no toppings; and a more expensive variety traditionally topped with onion seeds but more commonly with sesame seeds, [2] or, more rarely, with cumin, black cumin, caraway or even dried aromatic herbs.