Sour kebab What is tastier than flavored meat? One of the most popular local dishes of Rasht is sour kebab, which is compatible with almost every taste. There is hardly anyone who does not like Rashti's sour kebab. This dish can be cooked with both veal and mutton; So you can choose one of them depending on your taste. After cooking this dish, usually flavored grilled veal meat is marinated with garlic, onion, pomegranate paste and walnuts. Actually, the sourness of kebab is due to the presence of pomegranate paste. This dish is served with cut rice.
Sour chicken
Sour chicken is cooked exactly like sour kebab, with the difference that chicken breast is used instead of veal or lamb. Walnuts, pomegranate paste, garlic, various vegetables and spices are used in cooking this dish. This dish is very similar to grilled chicken, but because of different seasonings, it is much tastier than grilled chicken.
Kate Kebab
Simple but very tasty food! When you travel to the city of Rasht, you will see many kebabs with the name Kete Kebabi written on them. The reason for this is that Kete Kebab is famous and popular among Rashtis. Veal is used to cook this dish. Different spices and seasonings such as turmeric, salt, pepper, onion and sometimes olive oil and yogurt are used to flavor the meat. It is necessary to know that the Rashtis eat Kete Kebab with their hands. We suggest that if you want to taste the real taste of Rashti kebab, roll up your sleeves and eat it with your hands along with onions, buttermilk, olives or any other seasoning.
Bagala Qataq Even if you are a vegetarian or a vegetable lover, the local dishes of Rasht will satisfy you. You must have heard the name Qataq Gilani. One of the most authentic local dishes of Rasht is Qataq beans, which is considered a delicious food especially for stew lovers.
There is no meat involved in cooking this dish, but peeled beans, vegetables, eggs, garlic and spices combine wonderfully and create a lovely dish with a different taste. This dish is very light, so if you are looking for a delicious, light and low-fat meal, definitely try Ghataq Beans. Some people break the egg into this stew to cook it, but others put it half-way on top of the stew when it is served. This dish has a pleasant taste next to the rice of northern origin that has been cooked.
You may ask yourself what are beans? It is better to know that the Rashti bean or Pach Bakhala is a type of local bean that is very similar to green beans and is abundantly seen in the markets of Rasht in spring and autumn. In most of the restaurants in Rasht, you can drink Qataq beans.
Garlic roe Sirqalieh is another local stew of Rasht, which has a special place in the table of the people of this city. This dish has a unique and pleasant taste and is cooked using fresh garlic leaves, onions, cobs, spices, eggs and chicken meat. You can't even imagine that the combination of these ingredients will cook such delicious food! Some locals also cook this dish with duck meat, but if you are trying this dish for the first time, we suggest that you serve it with chicken meat, as you may not like the taste of duck meat. Ghora Mesma No matter how you cook Ghora Mesma, it is delicious and lovely. This dish is also cooked in other parts of Iran except Rasht, but it has a special place among the people of Rasht. This colorful dish is cooked using chicken, tomato, dill, onion, garlic, paste and spices, of course, one of the main ingredients is eggplant, which some people remove from the food due to their taste. In cooking this dish, chicken meat, eggplant and tomato are fried and all of them are placed in a tomato paste sauce, and for it to have a sour taste, they add ghor to it. If it's not the gourd season, frozen gourd from the freezer is used to cook this dish. Mirza Ghasemi Mirza Ghasemi is cooked in various ways not only in Gilan, but also in many cities of Iran. The main base of this dish is eggplant, so if you are allergic to eggplant or don't like its taste, it is better to skip this dish. To cook this dish, they first keep the eggplant on the heat until it is grilled, then peel it, mash it and fry it with eggs and tomatoes. Since northerners eat most of their meals with rice, most of the time Mirza Ghasemi is also served with rice. But in many cities, they eat this food with bread and enjoy its smoky and pleasant taste. In addition, the seasoning of this dish is garlic, which makes its taste very unique. It is necessary to know that this dish was first served by a person named Mohammad Qasim Khan Wali, the ambassador of Iran to Russia and the ruler of Gilan during the reign of Naser al-Din Shah. Due to his great interest in cooking, he made this dish popular in Rasht and put his name on it. It is more sour Pickled leek is another suitable dish for vegetable lovers and vegetarians. This dish is cooked using aromatic and fresh vegetables such as leek, coriander, parsley, dill, spinach and a little garlic leaf. In this stew, eggs, pomegranate juice or watercress are also added. This delicious stew can be served with salted fish or smoked fish. Rashtis enjoy sour leek with garlic, raw beans and olives. No kind of meat is used in cooking this dish, so if you love vegetables and mild foods, be sure to try this delicious dish. Vavishka It might be interesting for you to know that Vavishka is not a native food of Rasht, but entered the food culture of Gilanis during the Russian invasion of Gilan province. You may also know Vavishka by the names of Jaghur Baghur or Jazbez, because this dish is so popular and popular that it is cooked in many cities of Iran. This dish is cooked in such a way that they first cook the liver and heart of chicken or sheep and then fry it with onions, spices, paste and potatoes. In cooking this dish, intestines and white liver of sheep are also used, and it is included in the category of high-fat foods.