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Traditional Iran Food

Discover 19 authentic Iran dishes, from must-try specialties to beloved street food

19 Total Dishes
3 Must-Try
4 Street Food
9 Vegetarian

Traditional Dishes from Iran

Authentic flavors and culinary traditions of Iran

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ghormeh sabzi - Traditional Iran dish
Must Try

ghormeh sabzi

Iranian herb stew

Shirin polo - Traditional Iran dish
Must Try Vegetarian

Shirin polo

persian celebratory rice dish

Tah Chin - Traditional Iran dish
Must Try

Tah Chin

Iranian rice dish

falooda - Traditional Iran dish
Street Food

falooda

liquid dessert

Lavashak - Traditional Iran dish
Street Food Vegetarian

Lavashak

Persian fruit leather

Street Food

Nisholda

sweet food native to Central Asia

Port sausage - Traditional Iran dish
Street Food

Port sausage

Iranian dish

bamiyeh - Traditional Iran dish

bamiyeh

Eshkeneh - Traditional Iran dish

Eshkeneh

persian onion soup

Vegetarian

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Kashk e badamjan - Traditional Iran dish
Vegetarian

Kashk e badamjan

Persian eggplant dish

Khoresh bademjan - Traditional Iran dish

Khoresh bademjan

Persian stew of eggplant and tomatoes

mehallabiyya - Traditional Iran dish
Vegetarian

mehallabiyya

iranian dessert

Rogan josh - Traditional Iran dish

Rogan josh

Aromatic curried meat

Seer Torshi - Traditional Iran dish
Vegetarian

Seer Torshi

Persian pickled garlic

sholezard - Traditional Iran dish
Vegetarian

sholezard

Iranian dessert

Stuffed cookie - Traditional Iran dish

Stuffed cookie

type of cookie

zeytoon parvardeh - Traditional Iran dish
Vegetarian

zeytoon parvardeh

Iranian olive pomegranate dish

Vegetarian

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