Getting to know the best local dishes of Shiraz

One of the most important and popular tourist destinations in Iran, which attracts many tourists every year due to its many tourist attractions, is the city of Shiraz. Shiraz's historical monuments and tourist attractions are very famous, but this city has delicious traditional foods that cannot be ignored. The experience of being in the restaurants of this city and eating its delicious traditional food will definitely be an unforgettable memory for you. Some of the best Shiraz dishes are as follows:

If you travel to Shiraz and go to the house of one of your Shirazi relatives, one of the dishes you will definitely see on their table is Shirazi pilu. This tasty and colorful food can open your appetite and eliminate travel fatigue. Shirazi pilaf can be considered as one of the most important and authentic local dishes of Shiraz, and once you try it, you will not forget its wonderful and unique taste. To cook Shirazi pilaf, as the best local dish of Shiraz, chicken, rice, eggplant, barberry are used. yogurt, saffron and various spices are used. Shirazi pilaf is served with Shirazi salad.

One of the best dishes of Shiraz, which is very famous, is called Shekar Palo. From the name of this traditional food of Shiraz, you can understand the sweetness and the presence of sugar in it. If you like the taste of sweets and sugar is not harmful to your health, Shakerpelo can definitely be the best sweet food you have ever tasted.

The nutritional composition of Shukar Plou includes sugar, rice, almond slices, tangerine peel slices, pistachio slices and saffron. The presence of saffron in food gives it a very good color and smell. When a food has a good color, it will be a pleasure to taste it, and all the local dishes of Shiraz are cooked with important saffron.

It is not bad to know that Shakarpelo is considered as the main offering in the gatherings and during the holy days of Ramadan, which is usually served with ghee stew. If you travel to Shiraz, don't forget to eat one of the most authentic local dishes of Shiraz, Shakarpelo.

Plum pies can be considered one of the most popular and famous traditional dishes of Shiraz, which is very simple and quick to prepare. The main ingredients of this local dish include boiled potatoes, onions, tomatoes or tomato paste, spices and meat. Aloo in Shirazi language means potato, and this issue confuses many non-Shirazis upon hearing the name of this dish. Do Piaza Aloo Shirazi is a very delicious local dish and Shirazi people often serve this dish with bread for dinner. We suggest that you definitely try this delicious dish on your next trip to Shiraz.

Another traditional Shiraz dish has many fans and you will never forget its flavor and taste, it is Shirazi Cabbage Rice. This dish is prepared from cabbage, onion, rice, minced meat, chickpea flour, spices and aromatic vegetables such as leek, basil, tarragon and dill. The taste of Shirazi cabbage pilaf is very pleasant and it is included in the category of high-quality and healthy Shirazi foods. Shirazi cabbage pilaf is a food that is popular in many cities of Iran besides Shiraz, but it is considered one of the original dishes of Shirazi and is one of the best dishes of Shiraz. Cabbage rice is usually served with yogurt and local vegetables.

Carrot pilaf is another traditional dish of Shiraz, which has many fans because of its sweet taste, and we see it cooked in other provinces as well. If you try carrot pilaf once, you will definitely fall in love with its delicious taste. Preparing this traditional Shirazi dish is not difficult. Carrot, rice, sugar, saffron, cinnamon, salt, pepper and minced meat are the most important raw materials for making carrot pilaf. The use of saffron in this dish gives it a nice color. Shirazi people use sliced ​​almonds and pistachios to decorate and make the carrots palatable and it is served with Shirazi salad.

Qanbar Plou is one of the best dishes of Shiraz, which is mostly cooked in gatherings and parties. The main ingredients of this dish include rice, minced meat, walnut kernels, onions, pomegranate or pomegranate paste, chickpea flour, raisins and spices. The taste of this dish is sweet due to the presence of pomegranate and raisins, and the predominance of sweet or sour taste depends on your taste. It is good to know that instead of raisins, dates or grape juice can be used to sweeten this dish. Qanbar Shirazi rice is a very delicious food and serving it next to Shirazi salad will definitely make it tastier.