Ingredients:

Fresh Okra: 1 kilogram.

Fresh red pepper or dried type: 3 numbers.

Dried dill: 3 teaspoons.

Water: 2 cups.

White or red vinegar: 2 cups.

Salt: 2 tablespoons.

Garlic: 4 big cloves.

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How to prepare Okra pickle?

  1. Wash okras.
  2. Cut stems of Okras (cut them little until the slimy liquid of the Okras doesn’t come out and don’t make pickle in slipping mode).
  3. Put the Okras on the clean cloth and let them be dry.
  4. Pour okras with dry dill, garlic, and pepper in some clean and dry glass containers.
  5. Pour vinegar, water, and salt in the small pot and put them on the heat. When the fluid boiling pours it in the glass containers on Okras.
  6. Let the glass containers come to be completely cool then close their door and put them in the refrigerator until the pickle come to be complete.

Okra pickle is ready after 2 weeks.

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Points

This kind of Okra pickle order is because of having the equal amount of vinegar and water has the mild taste. If you like to have far more bitter pickle delete water and only pour vinegar.  If you don’t like Okra brittleness you can boil it before pouring it into the glass container. At the end pour it down the drain and let it to be dry and after come to be cool consume it.

You can pour garlic in the glass container of pickle base on your taste in both shapes of chopped and complete garlic.

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Be familiar with properties of pickle

Pickle is one of the very popular detonators that many of Iranian families consume this seasoning near their foods and enjoy….

Someone believes that the history of making pickle is back to the 4 thousand years before Christ and even about 2 thousand years ago in India cucumber pickles and salted mixed pickle were using.

Most of these seasonings are making from some kinds of vegetables such as cauliflower, carrots, cabbage, cucumbers and …

However, consuming pickle is common by Iranian families and many of them prepare it at home by themselves, even in the appropriate season of making pickle earning money from this way is very common and people put buckets of pickle on the car and sell them in the street.  Also, some persons have conversance in making pickle and they give the offer from the other ones either.

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You can find Torshi markets in Iran in some recent years that it was a good idea and many people are now the firm customers of these markets.

Of course, the pickle factory has their own customers.

Today many kinds of unimaginable pickle such as palm pickle and mushroom pickle have their own customers.

However, at the time of buying it, everyone must pay attention to the colour and the expiration date of them. Appetizer and delicious pickles have their own fans of themselves in every season.

They are the best seasoning near the main kinds of foods.

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Sanandaj is the capital of Kurdistan province in the west of  Iran. This place has beautiful mountains and good weather. This city is the host of many tourists in the summer.  Sanandaj souvenirs have lots of variations and they are divided into many sections. Among them you can note to the Sanandaj traditional sweets.

Some of  Sanandaj traditional sweets are as follow:

  • Sesame sweets
  • Praline
  • Turpentine Gum

Some the other kinds of Sanandaj souvenirs are as follow:

  • Kak bread
  • Rice bread
  • Natural honey
  • Natural oils
  • Basluq
  • Nuts
  • Currant

Sanandaj Sesame sweets

Sesame sweets are one of the most popular sweets in this city, that in addition to excellent taste, they have medicinal properties for us either. Go to Sanandaj and enjoy from this sweet.  Sesame sweet is one of the best souvenirs of  Sanandaj. Sesame sweets have two kinds: 1. Honey Sesame sweet 2. Sugar Sesame sweet

Manna Sesame sweet

This kind of sweet is especially from Sanandaj and Kurdistan province because manna is a nectar from the insect that lives in the mountains and plains of Kurdistan and Sanandaj and they give it from the Manna trees. To prepare Manna Sesame sweet scorch the Sesame, add Manna nectar to it and put it on the flat surface. Now cut it. Their forms are neatly parts of pressed Sesame and they are very nutritious and tasty.

Manna properties:

  • Supply of glucose, sucrose, and polysaccharides
  • Treatment of Peptic Ulcer
  • Treatment of smallpox

Sugar Sesame sweet

This sweet is as same as Manna Sesame sweet but in this kind, you must add sugar nectar instead of Manna nectar.

Sesame and Manna both have lots of nutritions.

Sesame properties:

  • A rich source of protein and vitamins B, E, D, copper, zinc, calcium, magnesium,
  • Anti-rheumatism
  • Reduce cholesterol
  • Useful in the treatment of gall bladder disease
  • Effective in reducing high blood pressure

Sanandaj Praline

One of the other special sweets of Sanandaj is Praline. Praline has the special place in the Ceremony and Reception of this city. Almond and Sugar are the main ingredients of this sweet. Almond has lots of amino acid that improve blood circulation and relax the blood vessels. It is very pleasant to it Praline with a cup of tea. If you try it you will never forget its taste.

Sanandaj natural gum

Maybe you heard the name of Natural gum a lot. The gum of mastic tree is growing in the Kurdistan mountains. This is in the gaps of the stem of the tree. That is first green and very sticky, but it doesn’t have a taste that everyone enjoys it.

Sanandaj Natural gum properties are as follow:

  • Treatment of Peptic Ulcer
  • Aid in digestion
  • Treatment of gastrointestinal diseases
  • Due to better performance of the liver and Thal
  • Wound healing
  • Daily use of skin discoloration and acne resolves

Charuq is one of the handicrafts of  Esfaraien souvenirs. Charuq is the Turkish word with the meaning of Shoe with long strings. These strings fill the leg and its tip return to the top. The gender of that is from the natural leather which they are adorned in a variety of colours with silk threads. For making these shoes more beautiful Tassel used in the tip of them. This kind of shoes is especially for the men in the North- East of Iran. The people who make Charuq are working in the Bojnourd.

Esfaraien the city of sweet honey and Apple blossoms

From Bojnourd you must go about sixty kilometers until arriving at the Esfaraien and if you continue you will arrive at the Sabzevar city in the way of Tehran-Mashhad city.

Some souvenirs of  Esfaraien are contained: walnut, apple, honey, tent at night, towels and horticultural crops and livestock. Also producing some handicrafts such as Kurdish tablecloths, weaving Kilim, wood  Diaphoretic, wood Inlaid, weaving night tent, gilded, painting, traditional surface sewing, making traditional instruments and sewing local clothes are available in this city.

Semnan souvenirs due to the variability of the climate of this city have great vary in whole. You can find good agricultural products in this town. You can have any kinds of this souvenirs for your friends and show them that you don’t forget them during your trip. Some cities of  Semnan such as Shahmirzad, Garmsar, and Damqan has their own unique products that they can be regarded as the most popular souvenirs of  Semnan.

Some of  Semnan bread are as follow:

  1. Traditional Bread of Semnan
  2. Walnut Bread of Semnan
  3. Pistachio Bread of Semnan

Traditional bread of Semnan

We have several kinds of traditional bread in Semnan that eats of them are very enjoyable.

Some of the Semnan bread are as follows:

  1. Sweet bread
  2. Shortbread
  3. Shirmal bread
  4. Homemade bread
  5. Bread and onions

Some of these bread such as Shirmal bread and Sweat bread can be in the category of the pastry either. Baking the traditional bread is very regular in the many cities of this province these bread can be the souvenirs of the Semnan. The bread is the appetizer and they are favorable for the tourists. Among them, Shirmal bread is more favorable.

Semnan Walnut

The biggest walnut garden of the world is located in the Shahmirzad one of the cities near the Semnan province. Shahmirzad with this big planted part has a significant role in walnut exports to Europe and Arabic. As you know walnut is a  paratha and nutritious fruit that it contains many benefits for the body. Walnut is a source of omega-3 fatty acids, vitamins, protein, fiber and minerals. If you have the trip to Semnan don’t forget to buy walnut, because it is one of the most valuable souvenirs of  Semnan.

Semnan Pistachio

Pistachio is one of the agricultural products of Semnan province that Damqan city is the very famous area in this part. It is one of the most important export products of Iran. Pistachio is a valuable product with lots of properties that it is allocated the green gold to itself. Damqan pistachio can be counted in the category of the Semnan souvenirs. Pistachio has many properties.

Some of the pistachio properties are as follow:

  • Stress control
  • Blood pressure control
  • Useful for diabetics
  • A rich source of fiber, iron, copper, manganese and antioxidants

Some of the others Semnan souvenirs are such as:

  1. Figs
  2. Nuts
  3. Plum
  4. Dried Fruits
  5. Grape
  6. Pomegranate
  7. Melon
  8. Dairy products

 

The most valuable Shiraz souvenirs is crafted. These crafts are contained: Inlay, Gelim, Carpets and rugs, Gabbeh, Woodcarving and … aside crafts muscat, sour orange flower, date palm, lemon and lime juice, distillates and Faludeh are the most prominent souvenirs of  Shiraz.

Shiraz Meskhetian

One of the most famous Persian sweets that are one kind of halva either, is Shiraz Meskhetian. Meskhetian has a special place on Nowruz table of  Iranians, especially in the southern parts of  Iran and it can be regarded as a delicious dessert.

Shiraz has special kinds of  Meskhetian that the most popular one of them is Larestan.

The main ingredient to prepare this delicious pastry is Starch that is very effective in digestion.

Muscat is different in colors and flavors such as Burgundy, rose, saffron, pistachio and …..

Lemon and Lime

There are citrus groves in the Fars province that has caused an important role in securing the country and export the required lemon and Jahrom has excelled in the cultivation of lemons. Harvest of this product is the second half of September until the end of  May. We can hold Lemon in variety ways like lemon juice, lemon dry, and Essence that the most common one is lemon juice. Lemon in the table of Iranian is suitable as a complement and useful and tasty seasoned.

It is used fresh or in the water mood. Lemon and lime juice in addition to the great taste that they give to the food they have numerous health benefits either. Lemon is an important product and outstanding of  Shiraz and it is a source of  C vitamin.

It is one of the most important properties of Lemon that make skin transparency, in addition, it prevents baldness and it is effective in strengthening hair. Lemon juice is one of the major souvenirs of  Shiraz.

Shiraz Distillates

There are many gardens in Shiraz and its suburbs,  that make this city famous in distillates.  Distillates are one of the best souvenirs of Shiraz. Each of these distillates has their own particularly taste and health benefits.

The most popular of them are sweat Musk willow, wild rose, and Two Fire. Water rose is one of the produced distillates of Shiraz. Meymand water rose has the certain reputation among them. Shirazian knows distillates, very professionals. Sweat from different plants done in Shiraz. This means that extract of the fragrance flowers. From this obtain perfume and sweat use to taste the sweets, food, and drink at the event and also air freshener and preparation of herbal medicines and traditional ones.

Shirazian tends to use distillates instead of industrial drinks.

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Shiraz Aurantium

Perfect weather Shiraz has led to an abundance of orange trees. If you go to the Shiraz in the Spring (especially May) Aurantium perfume has created a special atmosphere.

Shiraz Aurantium is very famous.

Orange blossom is in the family of the citrus that is used in making perfumes and Essence. It has many medicinal properties.

These medicinal properties are as follow:

Relaxing, anti-anxiety, appetizer, Antitussive, Set irregular heartbeat, Reduce A migraine and nervous headaches, seizures control, heart attacks and the most important effect is on the nervous system.

If you have the problem with lack of sleep before bedtime drinks some tea or Citrus Aurantium. Different products such as Aurantium tea, Aurantium syrup, Jams, Citrus aurantium, perfumes, and Essence are from Aurantium. It can be used to control seizures and a heart attack.

Shiraz Falude

In whole Iran, Shiraz Falude is very famous and you cannot find anyone that they don’t know it. Shiraz Falude has excellent taste because of  Shiraz lemon. Also, it served and tailored for each individual taste with different Distillates, like cranberry juice and other fruits. In  Shiraz also dry Faludeh is supplied.

Some other kinds of Shiraz souvenirs are as follow:

  • Muffins
  • Kak or Shiraz Yukhe bread
  • Fasa Bread
  • Darab Orange
  • Arsanjan Pomegranate sauce
  • Verjuice

Sirjan is located in Kerman province. This city has its own souvenirs as handicrafts that some of them are as follow:

  • Qovatou
  • Meskhetian Turks
  • Pateh
  • Pistachios
  • Shiraky Pich Qali (Shiraky screw rug)

Qovatou

Qovatou or Qaout is one of the souvenirs of Kerman and Bam that has the long history. This oral powder that in fact must count in the groups of blintz is produced in several types and has different flavors. One kind of it is the combination of chickpeas, coconut, and sugar. In the other kind instead of chickpeas, they use Pistachios. But the most famous and the complete one of them is from Kerman that has the brown colour and it usually contains Coffee, Sugar, Portulaca oleracea seed, Poppy, Barely plant , Seed, Lettuce seeds, Sesame, Black Seeds, Coriander, Flax plant, Madder, Official cardamom, Wind cardamom, Jadava, Murdaneh . Some of these materials must be roast then they must Mix and grind off.

How to use?

Usually, people use some spoons of Qaraqorouts, someone else first solves it in the boiling water and after that consume. Though people can use it with tea and milk either. It is usually one custom that when one woman is giving birth to the child people give her and her guests Qovatou.

Some of Qovatou properties:

Qovatou usually has a hot nature and it is effective for the followings:

  • Effective in the treatment of leg pain, back pain, headaches and relieve stomach bloating
  • Refreshment for those who have high physical and mental activity
  • Increase the strength of women during pregnancy and effective in contributing to the growth of the fetus
  • Effective on pain relief for women during menstruation
  • Reducing weakness and inability in the elderly
  • Affecting in the mental and physical development of children
  • Increase physical strength of athletes
  • Increasing the power of manhood
  • Increase milk in nursing mothers
  • Reinforcement of memory

Meskhetian Turks

Meskhetian Turks pastry Is one of the important souvenirs of  Sirjan city. If you ask from the old persons in your relatives and family that what was your favorite pastry in the past years , certainly they will count some kinds of pastry that Meskhetian Turks is one of them. Today this pastry has lots of  fans in Sirjan.

Pateh

Pateh (or Pateh embroidered) is a kind of Kerman embroidered superficies. The background cloth of this work from the thick, wool cloth that is called Ariz (with the meaning of wide). Sempstress artists that they are mostly housewives women and girls, with the help of motifs needles setting subjective thoughts and insights of their personals with colored stitches thread on the field of thick woolen cloth (Ariz).

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Shiraky Pich Qali(Shiraky screw rug)

Shiraky  Screw is the name of the kind of rug that is found in the Sirjan region. This kind of rug is unique and different near its own types. This type of rug in the past was woven only in the shape of the rug but today it is woven in the two shape of both shape of Glim and Qali .

In this kind of Glim unlike other types of this product which woof is the reason of the formation of products, in this kind woof doesn’t have any role in texture and it only connects the sleaves together and it is the reason of strength conflicts of sleaves with cotton cream. This kind of Glim is woven and produce in “Darestan” of  Sirjan.

Glim Texture is in rural and nomadic communities are almost professional non-permanent and seasonal.  Glim and Shiraky Pich Qali (they are call suzani in Sirjan either) is part of  Sirjan people incomes. They are thousand of active weavers in Sirjan that they are weaving their products on the seven thousand of place for produce carpets. Because they were many requests for this kind of Qali , export, and production so the producers of this product come to be more and more until 6-7 thousand. Shiraky Pich is in the shape as same as Qali and it is made by weaving knot and in contrast with the other kinds of Glim that woof show the shape of the Qali in this kind and complete it and it is representative of designs here it is hidden and only connect sleaves together.

Yasouj is the provincial capital of the Kohgiloyeh and Boyerahmad with its natural beauty and eye-catching annually receives many travelers and tourists. Surely, anyone who travels to this beautiful province is looking for the best souvenirs of Yasuj and the other cities that anyone who they were not on their journey sees the manifestation of the beauty and nature of the province and they are also the evidence that you were thought about them on the journey.

  • Natural honey
  • Medicinal Plants
  • Wild mountain plants

Yasuj Honey

Honey is one of the food that most of the people interested in it. This food is one of the gifts of the nature that beside its wonderful flavors, has many properties. But one of the main concerns in the purchase of this product is providing the truly natural and tasty honey. One of the special offers on travel to Yasouj and Kohgiluyeh and Boyerahmad state is buying honey both for your own consumption and as well as the souvenir for the others. Yasouj Honey has the extraordinary taste that is because of its plants and fragrant flowers slopes of the mountains and nature of this area.

Yasouj Medicinal herbs

One of the other souvenirs of  Kohgiloyeh and Boyerahmad state is the Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of this area. Hillside and mountainous areas of the province covered with various kinds of plants that most of them are known as Medicinal and Aromatic Plants and each of them has its own especial way to use.  One group use as the Herbal Tea, the another group is used to aromatize food. Aside from all these applications its medicinal properties for the body and the disease cannot be ignored. In terms of variety and quantity of medicinal plants, it can say that this state has about a quarter of Europe’s Medicinal Plants.

Some of these Medicinal Plants are as follow:

Yarrow,  Legumes, Camomile, Lyzak flower and Borage.

Wild plants of Yasuj

Mountain’s plants are one of the others souvenirs of  Yasuj that you can provide them on Yasuj or the other parts of  Kohgiloyeh and Boyerahmad province. These wild plants that grow by themselves are mostly found in spring and summer and they are one of the sources of income for the local people.

Acanthus is one of the souvenirs of Yasuj that they make special food with it, such as artichokes rice and artichokes stew.

Mountain mushrooms, celery, and Lyzk are some of the other plants that grow in Yasuj and they are good choices as the souvenirs either.

Some of the other souvenirs of Yasuj are as follow:

  • Walnut
  • Apple
  • Grape
  • Curd
  • Qara Qureh
  • Animal oil

Ingredients:

Half  a clean chicken with the empty stomach: 375 grams.

Strained yogurt: 250 grams.

Pulverized saffron: half a teaspoon.

Slice orange without any bitter taste: half a glass.

Fried onion: 2 numbers.

Salt and pepper: necessary amount.

 

(Serve for 3-4 people)

 

How to prepare Khoresh Mast?

  1. Clean the hen and fry it with onion.
  2. Add the salt and let it bake with two glasses of water.
  3. After baking the hen , it has little water , add pulverized saffron, salt, pepper and slice of orange to it. After little boiling take out the hen and slice it.
  4. Low the heat.
  5. Stir well the yogurt until it comes to be smooth and add it to the stew. (Pay attention that after adding the yogurt the stew must not boil. It is enough that the yogurt comes to be little warm. )
  6. Put hens in the dish and pour stew on them.

You can prepare this stew with meat either.

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Ingredients:

Vegetables (Parsley, coriander, spinach, torreh, beets): necessary amount

Rice: 100 grams.

Raw Garlic:100 grams.

Pickle (Orange juice or pomegranate juice): necessary amount

Green plums: necessary amount

Egg: 100 grams.

Spices: 100 grams.

 

(Serve for 2 people)

 

 

How to prepare Torsheh Tarreh?

  1. Chop the vegetables with the cleaver in the small shape.
  2. Pour a glass of water and half a glass of rice (for one kilogram chopped vegetables) that you soaked them later in the pot until the rice and vegetables completely bake.
  3. Chop garlic and fry it with turmeric and oil.
  4. After they baked add them to the pot.
  5. Solved some rice flour (wheat) in your favorite pickle and little by little add them to the stew. This work made your stew glazed.
  6. Add the eggs and eat.

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Egg Properties:

The egg is a cheap and abundant source of valuable nutrients that maybe we feel their shortage in our body. Especially it contains fat and protein. The egg is one of the allergic foodstuffs, but the property of egg is because of baking it.

Giving heat to the egg is the cause of transforming it into a substance that is lead to allergies in person. So if your body show allergy from the egg, use it in the raw form.

The only thing makes the people worry about eating the raw egg is the Salmonella Bacteria.