Iran Culinary Tour

Tabriz

Exploring traditional food of Tabriz and also you will visit bazaar, and mosque |
Overnight Tabriz
Food attractions: North-western area of Iran is home to many delicious cuisines. The most known food of Tabriz is Tabrizi Kufte. It is made from a paste of minced meat, various fragrant vegetables and split peas. Then it is shaped into a large ball filled with nuts, caramel onions and barberry (also an egg if you like).

However, these large balls then are baked in flavored tomato sauce. Another food is made with a mixture of rice, split peas, onions and vegetables wrapped around grape tree leaves.
Moreover, these bits are then baked in water. Tabriz also has many great sweets. Qarabia is one especially for occasions and expensive too. It is a mix of sugar, flour, vanilla, eggs and lots of different nuts like pistachio.

kandowan- Ardebil

Driving to Ardabil, you are going to start your tour after settling in hotel. Ardabil city tour consists of visiting tomb of the great Iranian Sufi Sheikh Safi Ardabili and then Anthropology museum |
Overnight Ardabil
Food attractions: first you will eat koobideh Kasei boil at Ardebil saei restaurant. Ardabil is located in the highland parts of Iran so one of the favorite dishes of people there is different kinds of soup or as Iranians calls it Ash. The best known of them is probably Dough Ash is made of chickpeas, rice, vegetables, and local Dough or yogurt drink. Sometimes it has little meatballs too.
However, another Ash which is special to Ardabil is Fruit Ash. Anyway, a heavenly mixture of various dried fruits like plum and cherry baked with meat and vegetables. For those who love meat, Ardabil offers Saj Kebab made with meat, onion, local bread, and yogurt.

Masouleh- Ramsar

After visiting Masouleh, Drive to Ramsar and Javaher Deh village.
you can visit Tele-cabin in Ramsar and enjoy the nature | Overnight Ramsar
Food attraction: Baghale Qatogh and Withe fish kebab with Sir Torshi side dish. People of Iran northern cities are great chefs making magic with fish, meat or even just vegetables. Famous seafood Malabij is cocked with local Caspian fish filled with vegetables, nuts and pomegranate sauce and then barbecued. However, another food is Mirza Qasemi, a mix of barbecued eggplants, tomato, garlic, and eggs.

Tehran

During the city tour of Tehran you can visit Golestan palace, Bazaar, and have lunch at Haj Sadeq restaurant.
then visiting Milad Tower and nature bridge | Overnight Tehran
Food attraction : Dizi, When Abgoosht cooked and served in stone crock pots it’s called Dizi. Whether the name is Abgoosht or Dizi, you should absolutely try this traditional cuisine when you travel to Iran.

The food has been cooked for so many years and therefore ingredients and recipe of it has been changed in different part of Iran. It used to be cooked by lamb, onion and chickpeas only, but nowadays tomatoes and potatoes also added to the stew. However, the way it’s served is still remained the same in all over the country.

Kashan- Tehran

you can visit Tabatabaie and Borojerdi houses and also Agha Bozorg mosque of Kashan.
Drive to Isfahan | Overnight Isfahan

Food attraction: In Kashan, Koufte Ab Somagh is a delicious famous meal. When you decide to make it you have to put sumacs in water for a night so the extract of it get ready. Sumac was readily founded in Iran and it had been intended for use as a medicine or as a dye for coloring leathers or Fibers for carpets. It could reduce the blood pressure in hypertensive patients.

Isfahan- Shiraz

through drive to Shiraz, you are going to visit Pasargadae, Necropoli and Persepolis en-route | Overnight Shiraz

Shiraz- Departure

Today transfer to airport and say good bye to Iran and its foods, but you will never forget it. :)