Undoubtedly, one of the attractive parts of traveling to different cities is buying souvenirs. When you plan to buy souvenirs from a city, you can learn more about the culture, customs, traditions, etc. of each city and get interesting information in these fields.
Guilan province is one It is one of the most popular provinces in terms of tourism in our country, and every year many tourists from all over Iran and the world choose Gilan province as their tourist destination.
Gilan souvenirs | Droopy string
Khokhar string is one of the attractive souvenirs of Gilan province, which is actually a traditional Gilani sweet and is generally prepared as iftar in the holy month of Ramadan. The main ingredients of this delicious sweet include milk, cinnamon, cardamom, sugar, walnuts, etc.
Cooking this sweet has several stages and the women of Gilani cook this delicious sweet with great care. A very important feature of khokhar noodles is its fat and sweetness, and this is the reason why people of Gilani eat it with tea.
Gilan souvenirs | Gilan Weaving Mat
One of the famous and original handicrafts of Gilan province, which can be seen in most areas of this province, is mat weaving. They use rice, which is one of the car plants and can be seen next to marshes and swampy areas.
In general, rural women in Gilan province are engaged in mat weaving on most days of the year, and men Gilani also comes to help the women on the days when the agricultural work is lighter and engage in mat weaving
Gilan souvenirs | Wool
One of the attractive souvenirs of Gilan province is felt, which is considered a suitable underlayment in rainy areas. Felt can be called a traditional underlay that is created and used using wool.
In the rural areas around the Caspian Sea, especially in the villages of Gilan province, we see felt made from sheep's wool. This process has a long history and is very complicated.
In addition to underlays, felt is also used to produce other products such as hats and clothes. Today, felt is also used as a decorative device.
Gilan souvenirs | Peanuts
Unfortunately, many people do not know in which regions the peanuts produced in the country are produced. Astana Ashrafieh city in Gilan province is known as one of the largest peanut producers in the country and in fact 80% of Iran's peanuts are produced in this region. Visit Astana Ashrafieh in Gilan province, you can see the process of planting peanuts in this area.
After planting their peanuts in these two months, farmers return to their fields in the middle of September and the end of October. It is ripe and then they harvest the crop in this interval.
Peanuts produced in Astana Ashrafieh city are considered one of the best types of peanuts in the country. For this reason, it can be called one of the attractive souvenirs of Gilan province.