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.[1][2][3][4] Through the various Persianized Muslim sultanates and the Central Asian Mughal dynasty, aspects of Iranian cuisine were also adopted into Indian and Pakistani cuisines.[5][6][7]
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Typical Iranian main dishes are combinations of rice with meat, vegetables, and nuts. Herbs are frequently used, along with fruits such as plums, pomegranates, quince, prunes, apricots, and raisins. Characteristic Iranian flavorings such as saffron, dried lime and other sources of sour flavoring, cinnamon, turmeric, and parsley are mixed and used in various dishes.
Outside Iran, Iranian cuisine is especially found in cities of the Iranian diaspora such as London, the San Francisco Bay Area, Toronto,[8][9][10][11] Houston and especially Los Angeles and its environs.[8][9][12]
Iranian foods
editBread
editCheese
editName | Image | Region | Description |
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Lighvan cheese | Liqvan | a brined curd cheese traditionally made in Iran. Having a sour flavor, and a shape covered by holes, the cheese is produced from sheep's milk. The name comes from Liqvan, a village in Tabriz, where it has traditionally been made.[14] | |
Talesh cheese | Talesh | it can only be found in Talesh County. this cheese is made from goat or sheep milk. Once the cheese is processed, it is held in sheep or goat skin for aging and preservation. | |
Mahali cheese | Mazandaran | This cheese is very similar to Indian Paneer. It is made from full fat cow's milk. It tastes mild and is kept in salt brine. | |
Pot Cheese (kuzeh) کوزه | Urumia | Kuzeh Paniri or Kupe paniri or Pot Cheese is a form of salty cheese made of Cow's milk and stored in a pot or jug under the ground for fermentation. It is common in Northwest of Iran specially in cities of Khoy and Urumia. It is made by adding white vinegar to cooled down boiled milk and then gathering the curd and stuffing it in a pot or jug and then the pot is buried under the ground where water is sometimes added to the soil. Sesame seeds or fennel flower seeds and poppy seeds and black caraway is then added to taste better and also lots of salt, after at least 2 months being in the pot it is taken out and then sun dried. [1] |
Rice
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Polow and chelow | Chelow is plain rice served as an accompaniment to a stew or kebab, while polow is rice mixed with something. They are, however, cooked in the same way. Rice is prepared by soaking in salted water and then boiling it. The parboiled rice (called chelow) is drained and returned to the pot to be steamed. This method results in an exceptionally fluffy rice with the rice grains separated and not sticky. A browned crust of rice, called tadig, forms at the bottom of the pot; sometimes, instead of plain rice, a thin layer of bread or potato slices is used for creating the tahdig. Often, tadig is served plain with only a rice crust. Meat, vegetables, nuts, and fruit are sometimes added in layers or mixed with the chelow and then steamed. When chelow is in the pot, the heat is reduced and a thick cloth or towel is placed under the pot lid to absorb excess steam. |
Kateh | Rice that is cooked until the water is absorbed completely. It is the traditional dish of Gilan Province. |
Dami | Rice that is cooked almost the same as kateh, but at the start, ingredients that can be cooked thoroughly with the rice (such as grains and beans) are added. While making kateh, the heat is reduced to a minimum until the rice and other ingredients are almost cooked. If kept long enough on the stove without burning and over-cooking, dami and kateh can also produce tadig. A special form of dami is tachin, which is a mixture of yogurt, chicken (or lamb) and rice, plus saffron and egg yolks. |
Polow and dami
editAlbalu polow: Rice with sour cherries and slices of chicken or red meat. | |||
Kebab
editStew
editSoup and āsh
editOther
editSirabij: A type of garlic omelette. | |||
Appetizers
editDesserts
editSnacks
editDrinks
editSee also
editReferences
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- ^ a b Ta, Lien (November 27, 2011). "The Best Persian Food In LA (PHOTOS)". HuffPost.
- ^ "Bay Area chef circles back to childhood with Iranian breads". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
- ^ Nuttall-Smith, Chris (13 December 2013). "The 10 best new restaurants in Toronto in 2013". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
- ^ Whitcomb, Dan (January 4, 2018). "Los Angeles' large Iranian community cheers anti-regime protests". Reuters.
- ^ Tales of a Kitchen (March 5, 2013). "Persian date bread with turmeric and cumin (Komaj)".
- ^ Donnelly, C.W.; Kehler, M. (2016). The Oxford Companion to Cheese. Oxford Companions. Oxford University Press. pp. 435–436. ISBN 978-0-19-933088-1. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ^ Shafia, Louisa. (16 April 2013). "Morasa polo". The New Persian Kitchen. ISBN 9781607743576.
- ^ "Jeweled Rice (Morasa Polo)". Parisa's Kitchen. October 9, 2014.
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- ^ "Saffron and lemon chicken (Joojeh Kabab)". Irish Times. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
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- ^ Aashpazi.com. "KABAB TABEI".
- ^ Vatandoust, Soraya. (13 March 2015). "Khoresh-e Karafs". Authentic Iran: Modern Presentation of Ancient Recipes. p. 132. ISBN 9781499040616.
- ^ Ramazani, Nesta. (1997). "Khoresht-e aloo". Persian Cooking: A Table of Exotic Delights. p. 138. ISBN 9780936347776.
- ^ Dana-Haeri, Jila. Lowe, Jason. Ghorashian, Shahrzad. (28 February 2011). "Glossary". New Persian Cooking: A Fresh Approach to the Classic Cuisine of Iran. p. 221. ISBN 9780857719553.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Ramazani, Nesta. (1997). "Chicken Soup (Soup-e Morgh)". Persian Cooking: A Table of Exotic Delights. p. 38. ISBN 9780936347776.
- ^ Vatandoust, Soraya. (13 March 2015). "Soup-e Jow". Authentic Iran: Modern Presentation of Ancient Recipes. p. 22. ISBN 9781499040616.
- ^ Meftahi, Ida. (14 July 2017). Gender and Dance in Modern Iran: Biopolitics on Stage. p. 72. ISBN 9781317620624.
sirabi-va-shirdun
- ^ Vatandoust, Soraya. (13 March 2015). "Zeytoon Parvardeh". Authentic Iran: Modern Presentation of Ancient Recipes. p. 44. ISBN 9781499040616.
- ^ Vatandoust, Soraya. (13 March 2015). "Chapter 8". Authentic Iran: Modern Presentation of Ancient Recipes. p. 186. ISBN 9781499040616.
- ^ Ramazani, Nesta. (1997). "Rice Flour Cookies (Nan-e Berenji)". Persian Cooking: A Table of Exotic Delights. p. 227. ISBN 9780936347776.
- ^ Marks, Gil. (17 November 2010). "Shirini". Encyclopedia of Jewish Food. ISBN 9780544186316.
- ^ Butcher, Sally. (18 November 2012). "Peckham Delight". Veggiestan: A Vegetable Lover's Tour of the Middle East. ISBN 9781909108226.
- ^ Edelstein, Sari. (2011). Food, Cuisine, and Cultural Competency for Culinary, Hospitality, and Nutrition Professionals. p. 595. ISBN 9780763759650.
aab-e havij, a carrot juice
- ^ Duguid, Naomi. (6 September 2016). Taste of Persia: A Cook's Travels Through Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, and Kurdistan. p. 353. ISBN 9781579657277.
...havij bastani, a kind of ice cream float, made with Persian ice cream and carrot juice
- ^ J. & A. Churchill. (1878). The Pharmaceutical Journal and Transactions, Volume 37. p. 385.
Khakshir is imported from Persia...