Iranian cuisine
Iranian cuisine, also widely referred to as Persian cuisine,[1] includes the foods, cooking methods,
and food traditions of Iran.
Iranian culinary styles have shared historical interactions with the cuisines of the
neighboring regions, including Caucasian cuisine, abroad Kurdish cuisine, Turkish cuisine, Levantine
cuisine, Greek cuisine, Central Asian cuisine, and Russian cuisine.[2][3][4][5] Through the
Persianized Central Asian Mughal dynasty, aspects of Iranian cuisine were adopted into North Indian
cuisine.[6]
Typical Iranian main dishes are combinations of rice with meat (such as lamb, chicken, or
fish), vegetables (such as onions and various herbs), and nuts. Fresh green herbs are frequently
used, along with fruits such as plums, pomegranate, quince, prunes, apricots, and raisins.
Characteristic Iranian flavorings such as saffron, dried lime, cinnamon, and parsley are mixed and
used in some special dishes.
Iranian cuisine is gaining popularity in multicultural cities such as London, Los Angeles,
Washington, D.C., Vancouver, and Toronto, which have significant Iranian populations.[7][8] Los
Angeles and its environs, in particular, are well known for the number and quality of Iranian
restaurants which are usually centered around kebab, but also serve various Iranian stews and other
traditional dishes.
Typical food and drinks
Kebab
Kebab (also kabob) are various Middle Eastern dishes originally based on grilled meat, and now with many variants. Two of the best-known kebab dishes are shish kebab and doner kebab.
Kebab (kebap in Turkish, kabab in Iran, Afghanistan, India and Pakistan, also spelled kebob, kabob; Urdu: کباب) means "grilled (or broiled) meat" in Persian and Turkish. Kebab is usually made of lamb and beef. Sometimes chicken and fish are used for some styles. Pork is never used by Muslims but is sometimes used by non-Muslim sellers. Muslims are not allowed to eat pork, for religious reasons.
There are many varieties of kebab and the term means different things in different countries. The generic term kebab usually refers to doner kebab or döner kebap in Europe and to shish kebab in the United States, though its meaning can vary. In South Asia the term can refer to a whole range of items such as Chappali kabab, Shami kabab, Bihari kabab and so on.
