In this article, we will introduce the 4 most famous Iranian desserts. Most of Iranian desserts have these three ingredients:
1) Saffron
2) Pistachio(pistachio powder , pistachio ,…..)
3) Rose water
Zoolbia-Bamieh
Zoolbia is a deep-fried funnel cake soaked in light rose saffron syrup. The Bamieh of Persian okra is dipped in the same syrup. Each piece must be placed in a colander, then deep-fried to turn golden, and then immersed in rose water and saffron honey to prepare. This combination is especially popular during Ramadan, and can provide a lot of sugar after a day of fasting.
Gaz
Iranians are one of the countries that love sweets so much. Gaz is a famous Isfahan dessert! According to tradition, Gaz is the favorite of Iranian people during the Persian New Year called Nowruz. Isfahan Gaz tastes a bit like Nougat. The raw materials of Gazi are: Iranian pistachio, a local plant juice called Angebin, rose water, eggs, flour, almonds, honey. The egg whites, pistachios, rose water, and juice are combined and packaged in a separate package or dredged in flour. If you walk a long Isfahan ,There is Gaz in every supermarket !
Sohan
The most famous dessert in Qom is made with many natural ingredients. SoHan’s raw materials are: pistachios, rose water, eggs, flour, almonds, honey, saffron, sugar, butter. The most common taste of Sohan lies between biscuits and sugar. This toffee-colored dessert is decorated with pistachio powder on top to balance the sweetness. Given its crunchy buttery texture, this candy is highly addictive and can easily wipe off a whole tin of tin in one use, especially when there is a hot cup of Persian tea nearby.
Sohan’s general method is to mix malt powder and water first, continue to stir and heat at high temperature for several hours, during which time add butter, sugar, egg yolk and spices, wait until the water evaporates to form a caramel-colored soft dough, scoop it on a flat plate, and use a wine cup-shaped mold Cut out the round sugar dough, dry it slightly, flatten it with a flat-head hammer, and sprinkle the pistachios on the side.
Iranian Saffron Ice Cream
Iranian saffron ice cream is one of the best desserts in the world. Iranian saffron ice cream or bastani (traditional Iranian Ice Cream called Bastani) contains saffron, rose water and pistachios. From faint golden yellow to unique aroma, creamy flavor is the essence of spring. If you want to really enjoy the taste of ice cream, it is recommended to taste the traditional Iranian saffron ice cream sandwich, with saffron ice cream between two slices of crepes. The crepes exude a unique flavor with mild flavor and crispness. Iranian saffron ice cream is different from other common ice creams. It is made by adding other special ingredients after heating milk. Mix saffron, rose water, etc together. Traditional Iranian ice cream can be found everywhere in major cities.
Faloodeh Shirazi
After trying faloodeh, you will want to know why it has unique taste and what is the ingredient. These semi-frozen vermicelli noodles are bathed in rose syrup and eaten with lime juice and/or sour cherry syrup. Visit any ice cream shop all over Iran and you will find that faloodeh keeps you cool, especially in Iran’s hot summer. Pour fresh lemon juice on faloodeh and hold it to your mouth. Then you can smell her fragrant rose fragrance. Yes, this is a dessert with rose water honey juice. It is said to have existed before 400 BC, and it is one of the oldest ice creams in the world.