Iran · a recorded Khorasan variation
Adas Polo
Lentil rice in the Iranian record
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The history of Persian food.
From home kitchens to royal tables: the origins, development and traditions of Persian dishes, explored through written records, old maps and archival photographs.
29 food histories
Iran · household cooking
Kotlet
The cutlet in Iranian home cooking
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Shiraz · Fars
Salad Shirazi
A salad carrying the name of Shiraz
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Southern Iran · a Bushehr account
Ranginak
A date sweet remembered in southern homes
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Iran · everyday drink traditions
Khakshir Sharbat
A sharbat recorded in household memories
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Iran · a wider shared dolma tradition
Dolmeh Barg Mo
Stuffed leaves in Persian culinary records
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Iran · varied kebab traditions
Joojeh Kabab
Chicken within Iran's kebab tradition
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Iran · the khoresh tradition
Khoresh Bademjan
Eggplant and lamb in Iranian stew records
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Iran · rice and household hospitality
Shir Berenj
Milk and rice in Iranian food writing
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Iran · Lahijan and the Caspian tea country
Persian Tea
Tea drinking, trade, and cultivation
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Iran · Qajar accounts include Tabriz
Kabab Koobideh
Koobideh within the chelow-kabab record
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Iran · mixed-rice traditions
Loobia Polo
Mixed rice and the arrival of newer crops
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Iran · Nowruz, with a Khorasan variation
Sabzi Polo ba Mahi
Herb rice and fish at the year's turning
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Iran · household and Qajar foodways
Dizi (Abgoosht)
The meat pot in Iranian everyday food history
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Gilan · the Caspian coast
Mirza Ghasemi
A documented dish of Gilan
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Iran · rice methods and Qajar accounts
Tahdig
The rice crust in recorded Iranian cookery
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Iran · household and communal foodways
Ash Reshteh
Noodle ash on communal and votive tables
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Iran · the khoresh tradition
Gheymeh
An Iranian stew with a changing ingredient history
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Iran · a Caspian agricultural context
Baghali Polo ba Mahicheh
Broad beans and dill in Iranian rice traditions
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Iran · regional kuku traditions
Kuku Sabzi
Herb kuku in Qajar accounts and Nowruz customs
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Iran · Qajar records and nazri traditions
Sholeh Zard
Saffron rice pudding on devotional tables
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Shiraz · Fars
Faloodeh Shirazi
Shiraz and the history of stored ice
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Iran · neighboring pastoral traditions
Doogh
From churned dairy to the modern yogurt drink
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Iran · a wider vinegar-syrup tradition
Sharbat-e Sekanjabin
Sweetened vinegar in food and medical writing
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Iran · a documented custom near Kashan
Ghormeh Sabzi
Regional stew traditions and an Esbandi table
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Gilan · later recorded across Iran
Fesenjan
Gilan and the Qajar record of fesenjan
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Iran · barberry landscapes and Khorasan customs
Zereshk Polo ba Morgh
Barberry rice and recorded ceremonial meals
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Iran · rice cookery and Qajar documentation
Tahchin Morgh
Tahchin within the recorded art of Persian rice
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Iran · pastoral foods and Qajar tables
Kashk-e Bademjan
Older ingredients, a later named dish
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