Rice

• http://recipes.wikia.com/wiki/Chelo_%28persian_Steamed_Rice%29
• http://recipes.wikia.com/wiki/Persian_Rice
• http://recipes.wikia.com/wiki/Persian_Tahdeeg_%28Rice_and_Potatoes%29

Bread

The traditional nan bread, also known as lavash, barbari and noon, is present with every lunch or dinner.

• http://recipes.wikia.com/wiki/Taftoon_-_Persian_Wholemeal_Flat_Bread
  • srsly, beat with your hands for 20-30 minutes? Omfg, no.

Appetizers

Here are some of the most popular Persian appetizers:

• Maast-o-Khiar: made with yogurt, cucumber, onions, mint, salt, and pepper
• Naan-o-Paneer-o-Sabzi: Iranian thin bread, feta cheese, and herbs
• Kashk-e Baadenjaan: made with eggplants, kashk (thick whey), mint, and onions
• Borani Esfanaaj: fried spinach with yogurt, onions, and garlic
• Nargesi Esfanaaj: fried spinach with eggs and onions
• KooKoo-yeh Baadenjaan: with eggplants, eggs, onions, and saffron
• Salad-e Olovieh: made with chicken, eggs, peas, carrots, dill-pickles, potatoes, and lime juice
• Pooreh-yeh Esfanaaj: with spinach, milk and butter
• Naaz Khaatoon: with eggplants, tomatoes, pomegranate juice, sour grape juice, and marjoram

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• http://recipes.wikia.com/wiki/Borani_Esfanaaj
• http://recipes.wikia.com/wiki/Labna_%28Yoghurt_cheese%29
• http://recipes.wikia.com/wiki/Oysters_Meltzerenfuego
• http://recipes.wikia.com/wiki/Persian_Omelet
• http://recipes.wikia.com/wiki/Stuffed_Grape_Leaves_%28persian%29

Dips

• Black bean veggie dip
• http://recipes.wikia.com/wiki/Black_Bean_and_Salsa_Dip
• http://recipes.wikia.com/wiki/Black-eye_Pea_Dip
• http://recipes.wikia.com/wiki/Chick_Pea_and_White_Kidney_Bean_Dip
• http://recipes.wikia.com/wiki/Boranie_Bademjan_%28Persian_Eggplant_Yogurt_Dip%29
• http://recipes.wikia.com/wiki/Dukkah_%28Spicy_nut_mix_for_dipping_with_Flatbread%29
• http://recipes.wikia.com/wiki/Hummus_Amongus
• http://recipes.wikia.com/wiki/My_Mama%27s_Hummous

Soups

Most Persian soups use fresh herbs and fruit and feature yogurt in their composition. Eshkeneh is a simple onion soup that has a history almost as long as that of the Persian people and other soups with origins that go thousands of years in the past are also popular in modern times. There are three main categories in which Persian soups may fall:

1. Soop - Eaten with taftun bread, this is a light soup that serves as an appetizer or a first course meal.
2. Ash - This vegetable based soup may also contain other ingredients such as meat or fruit juices. Exotic combinations are often found in this soup category: mint and yogurt combined with meat and herbs, for example.
   1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ash_%28Persian_food%29

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• http://recipes.wikia.com/wiki/Indian_Spiced_Cauliflower_Soup
• http://recipes.wikia.com/wiki/Iranian_Barley_Soup

Salads

Here are just some of the popular Persian salads that you can try:

• Persian Tomato and Cucumber Salad-- Light and refreshing salad that goes well with any main dish. This delicious salad tastes excellent even after days.
• Kurdish Chickpea Salad-- Chickpeas and herbs are combined in this spicy Persian salad that is served warm.
• Tomato and Mint Salad (Shirazi)-- This exotic salad is perfect for kebabs, kofta, or any other dish you can think of.
• Tahini Salad-- A very quick and easy Middle Eastern salad that can be made in minutes. A very popular Persian salad.
• Cucumber Salad-- refreshing salads are often favored in hot Iranian days.

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• http://recipes.wikia.com/wiki/Quick_Tahini_Salad
• http://recipes.wikia.com/wiki/Cucumber_Salad_Persian_Style
• http://recipes.wikia.com/wiki/Kurdish_Chickpea_Salad
• http://recipes.wikia.com/wiki/Persian_Fruit_Salad
• http://recipes.wikia.com/wiki/Persian_Tomato_and_Cucumber_Salad
• http://recipes.wikia.com/wiki/Tomato_and_Mint_Salad_%28Shirazi%29

Deserts

Persians love their food but they cherish their desserts. Dishes such as Baagh Lava, Baamieh, Fereni, Ghotaab, Halva, Naan Nokhodchi, Ranginak, Samanoo, Shir Berenj, Sholeh-Zard, Sohaan-e Asali, Yakh Dar Behesht, Zoulbiya are very popular both in Iran and in the neighboring countries. However, the Western world is also adopting some of these desserts as a welcomed change and element of novelty. Here are a few of the most popular Persian desserts and their main ingredients:

• Naan-Gerdooee: made with egg yolks, vanilla, sugar and walnuts
• Ghotaab: made with eggs, yogurt, flour, almonds, sugar and cardamom powder
• Sharbat-e Portaghal: made with fresh orange juice, sugar, and grated orange peel
• Sholeh-Zard: with rice, sugar, saffron, rosewater, pistachios, almond and cinnamon
• Sohaan-e Asali: with almonds, sugar, honey, saffron and pistachios
• Naan-Berenji: made with rice-flour, sugar, eggs and rosewater

Naan-Nokhodchi: with chick-pea flour, sugar and oil Ghors-e khorsheed: made with rice flour, sugar, rose-water, egg and saffron

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• Apple raisin oatmeal cookies
• http://recipes.wikia.com/wiki/Persian_Apricot_Rice_Pudding
• http://recipes.wikia.com/wiki/Saffron_Rice_Pudding_Sholeh_Zard
• http://recipes.wikia.com/wiki/Cookies_-_Banana_Raisin
• http://recipes.wikia.com/wiki/Cookies_-_Peanut_Butter_Fudge_Coconut_Raisin