The city of Yazd, like many provinces of the country, has a variety of traditional and local foods that are prepared in a special way. The local food of Yazd mostly uses ingredients, which include agricultural, garden and animal husbandry products of the province. Some of the local foods of Yazd are actually the authentic Iranian foods that have been adapted to the taste of the people of Yazd with a little change.
Yazdi stews
Yazdi chickpea stuffing
Pickpea stuffing is one of the most popular local dishes in Yazd, which is slightly different from the stuffing that is cooked in most cities of Iran.
In stew Our stuffing always uses onion, lamb or beef, cod liver and Amani lemon, and finally we put some fried potatoes on the side. But the way to prepare Yazdi chickpea stuffing is slightly different.
The main difference between Yazdi chickpea stuffing as a traditional food of Yazd is the use of chickpeas instead of cobs. Among the most important seasonings used in the preparation of Yazdi chickpea stuffing, we can mention cinnamon, Amani lemon, cardamom and saffron, which give a different and unique taste to this stew. To serve Yazdi chickpea stuffing as one of the dishes The traditional dish of Yazd city uses fried potatoes and this local Yazd dish is served with plain or saffron rice. Plum stew is one of the seasonal fruits. It is in Iran and they are offered only in autumn; Therefore, it is not far from the expectation that plum stew is one of the local dishes of Yazd, which is cooked only in the autumn season. Although you can prepare this stew with frozen plums in other seasons of the year, but its taste is with plums. It is something else.
Plum stew is one of the famous dishes of Yazd city, which is mostly served in gatherings and ceremonies.
Plum stew has a sweet and sour taste due to the presence of plums and plums. and for this reason it is liked by many people.
Vinegar Juice Pumpkin Stew
Vinegar Juice Pumpkin Stew is a local Yazd dish that is mostly cooked in ceremonies and parties. This stew has a sweet taste and unlike its bread, which is a pumpkin and vinegar stew with juice, juice is never used in its preparation. It produces juice like juice, and for the same reason it is called juice pumpkin stew.
In the preparation of juice pumpkin stew, onion, turmeric, muscle meat or marrow of goshfand thigh with bones, zucchini, grape vinegar , sugar, salt and pepper are used.
Given that vinegar and sugar are used in the preparation of this local and delicious dish, so it has a malty taste and will be liked by many people.
Apple stew
Apple stew is one of the popular dishes that is cooked in most cities of Iran; But it is interesting to know that the city of Yazd registered this dish, and as a result, apple stew is considered a local Yazdi dish. In the preparation of Yazd apple stew, ingredients such as ghee ingredients are used. Therefore, in the ingredients of this stew, it will have meat, cobs, Amani lemon, tomatoes and tomato paste. In addition to these compounds, sweet apple, cinnamon and saffron are also used in the desired amount.
The method of preparing apple stew is similar to regular stuffing, with the difference that in the last hour of cooking, the apple is cut into small pieces. and they are poured into the pot to cook and change the taste of the stew. One of the attractions of this dish is that it has the same ingredients as ghee, but due to the presence of apples, it has a different and new taste. This dish is cooked in many cities of Iran and has many fans.
Fasanjan Yazdi Matnijeh
Fasanjan is one of Iran's popular stews, which will be the best choice for the winter season. Because walnut has a warm nature and this food is the best solution for the cold winter.
Fasanjan, like ghee, is one of the stews that have different preparation methods throughout Iran. But among all these cooking methods, only one of them is very famous. Yazdi fasanjan or Matnijeh is a local dish of Yazd, which uses different raw materials in its preparation.
In addition to meat, pomegranate paste and walnut kernels, other ingredients are also used in the preparation of Yazdi Fasanjan or Matnijeh as a famous food of Yazd. which has turned this Fasanjan into one of the most popular famous Yazdi dishes.
Yazdi Ash
Ash Shuli
Ash Shuli is one of the most popular local dishes of Yazd, which is cooked only in this city. Shuli soup is usually eaten as a snack between breakfast and lunch.
The ingredients of this delicious soup include umaj, vegetable soup, cobs and lentils, beets, onions, vinegar and spices.
Ash Alu
Almost all agricultural and garden products of Yazd province are used in Yazd local cuisine. Aloo soup is one of those foods that has a relatively sour taste and the reason for this is the use of plums in this soup. Among the main ingredients of Yazdi aloo soup are plums, rice, cobs, green vegetables, and hot onions. And he mentioned hot mint and spices. After serving Aloo soup, they put some pomegranate seeds on it to decorate it.
Yazdi juice vinegar soup
Yazdi juice soup is a local Yazdi dish that has many fans among the people of Yazd.
This soup It will be very suitable for the cold days and nights of autumn and winter and it is tonic due to the presence of various compounds. It is hot, vinegar and juice or sugar and spices are used. Cow is a local dish of Ardakan city, which has a unique cooking method.
The taste of this soup is very different and we are sure that you have not experienced it until now unless you have tasted cow soup in one of the restaurants in Yazd.
Yazdi wheat porridge (Imam Hossein (pbuh))
Wheat porridge is cooked in most cities of Iran, but the way of preparing Yazdi wheat porridge is different. Among the ingredients used in the preparation of Yazdi wheat soup or Imam Hussein (AS) soup, we can mention chickpeas, lentils, pinto beans, hot vegetables, hot onion and hot mint, hot garlic, curd and spices.
The locals of Yazd, who are particularly interested in sour soup, use vinegar instead of curd to prepare wheat soup.
Pomegranate juice
Food pomegranate juice It is mostly cooked with pomegranate. Aghda is one of the villages of Ardakan city, whose pomegranates are famous. This soup is one of the local dishes of Yazd that is prepared for Yalda night.
Pomegranate soup is also prepared in other cities such as Shiraz and Gilan, but what makes Yazdi pomegranate soup different is the way it is prepared.
Ash Tamarind
Ash Tamarind is another local dish of Yazd, which is known as a delicious and nutritious food due to the use of various legumes.< br>
In preparing this soup, raw materials such as tamarind, lentils, chickpeas, pinto beans, rice, mutton, onion, dry mint and salt and pepper are used.
Corriander soup
Corriander soup or Coriander soup is a local dish of Yazd that is mostly served in the evening of autumn and winter. This soup is nutritious and has a warm character, and for this reason it will be the best food for treating colds.
Among the ingredients of coriander soup or broth, you can include half-grain rice, minced meat, fresh vegetables such as leeks, parsley. And spinach, hot onion and hot mint are my job and spices.
Foods with Yazdi Bread
Nakhodchi meatballs
Whenever the name of meatballs is mentioned, we all remember Tabrizi's delicious meatballs, which are cooked in large sizes.
Kofte is one of the dishes It is prepared in different ways in different cities of the country. These are the methods that make different types of meatballs, including Tabrizi meatballs and Yazdi meatballs. , does not contain beans and its main ingredients include sheep muscle meat, eggplant, peas, potatoes and tomato paste. And almost all of us are familiar with its preparation and ingredients. The main ingredients of Abgousht all over Iran include potatoes, peas and white beans, neck meat and tomatoes. It is interesting to know that our usual Abgousht is served in Yazd restaurants, but the local Abgousht of Yazd has another composition. It tastes sour.
Rice dumplings
As we mentioned before, the main origin of the dumplings are the Turkish-speaking cities of the country, especially Tabriz. Yazidis, however, prepare this food in their own way and cook a variety of delicious dumplings, one of which is rice dumplings. Rice dumplings are a local dish of Yazd, which is also served in some restaurants. /p>
