Fesenjan (Pomegranate Walnut Stew)

Fesenjan (Pomegranate Walnut Stew)

 

This iconic stew, an essential part of every Persian wedding menu, pairs tart pomegranate with chicken or duck. Ground walnuts, pomegranate paste and onions are slowly simmered to make a thick sauce. Sometimes saffron and cinnamon are added, and maybe a pinch of sugar to balance the acid. Fesenjan has a long pedigree. At the ruins of Persepolis, the ancient ritual capital of the Persian Empire, archaeologists found inscribed stone tablets from as far back as 515 B.C., which listed pantry staples of the early Iranians. They included walnuts, poultry and pomegranate preserves, the key ingredients in fesenjan. (Hotel Iran)

MirzaGhasemi (Eggplant and Tomato Stew

MirzaGhasemi (Eggplant and Tomato Stew)

This stew has the shimmering red-gold color of tomatoes cooked with turmeric, with a sheen of oil on top, a prized characteristic in Persian cooking that shows a stew has been cooked long enough for the oils to rise up. Slightly tart, with the tang of tomatoes, lemon juice, and sometimes the juice of unripe grapes, its tanginess is kept in check by the eggplant, which is first fried on its own until golden-brown, then cooked with onions, lamb and the tomatoes and seasoning. Like all Persian stews, bademjan is thick and meant to be eaten over rice with a fork. (Iran Hotel)

Baghali Polo (Rice with Dill and Fava Beans)

Baghali Polo (Rice with Dill and Fava Beans)

In Iranian cooking, rice can be prepared simply with butter and saffron, known as chelo. But just as often, it’s cooked with other ingredients and called polo. Polo can be made with herbs, vegetables, beans, nuts, dried fruit, meat and even noodles, and acts as the centerpiece of the meal. This polo is particularly good in the spring, when fava beans are young and tender and dill is in season. The dish is flecked with green dill and favas, and is often cooked with very tender chunks of lamb. Alternately, it may be served alongside lamb on the bone. The rice should have a mild saffron flavor, with the saffron mixed into the rice just before serving. (Tehran Hotel)

Chaharshanbeh Soori

If Navroz is the Persian equivalent of Easter, Chaharshanbeh Souri, in many ways is the equivalent of Halloween. The event is celebrated on the eve of Navroz.

Chahar-Shanbeh means Wednesday and Souri means both 'Red' and 'Celebration'. In this “red celebration” which takes place on the last Wednesday of the solar calendar, people go out and make bush fires and keep them burning till the next morning. This is symbolic of burning all that was bad…pain, unhappiness, sickness and worry and looking forward to a new beginning.(hotel iran)

 

Tirgan Festival

Tirgan is celebrated by people in the Mazandaran province on the evening of the twelfth day of the fourth month of their own calendar. Tirgan is a celebration born out of the legend of Arash, the legendary bowman who shot an arrow to indicate the borderline between Iran and Turan but died soon after, drained of all his energy. People come together to eat traditional Iranian food, drink lots of sherbets and tea and participate in drama, reciting poetry and singing (Tehran Hotel)

 

Mehregan Celebration

Mehr is the name of the Sun Goddess and the seventh month of the Iranian calendar. The Mehrgan festival celebrated by the Zoroastrian people of Kerman is an occasion to celebrate harvest by sacrificing a sheep or chicken and feasting on it. (hotel Tehran)

 

Yalda (Chelleh)

Celebrated on the 21st or 22nd of September, the Yalda festival celebrates the longest night of the year, at the end of which light triumphs over darkness. The following day is the day of harvest and the beginning of the rest period, a time for family to converge at the home of the oldest member and indulge in a spread of Iranian food, summer fruits and an array of nuts while reciting poetry and catching up with what is happening in each other's lives. (Tehran Hotel)

 

Jamshidieh Park

Jamshidieh Park at the base of the Kolakchal Mountain, is one of the most beautiful places to enjoy the nature of a park in Teheran. (Tehran Hotel)

Hours: Open 24 hours

Area: 70132m²

Playground: No

Lake: Yes

Address: Tehran, Tehran Province, Jamshidieh St.

Phone: [phone]

Niavaran Park پارک نیاوران

Niavaran Park is one of the Tehran´s public parks. You can find it within the Niavaran district and gives you a nice ran-away from traffic and the city.(Hotel Tehran)

Hours: Open 24 hours

Area: 3320m²

Playground: No

Lake: Yes

Address: Tehran, Tehran Province, Niavaran St.

Phone: [phone]

Tehran's Mellat park

Mellat park means the park of the nation and is the largest park in Tehran situated in the biggest street in the Middle East, Valiasr St.If you are into movies, dont forget to visite Pardis Mellat cinema complex which is one of the best cinema complexes in Tehran. (Iran Hotel)

Hours: Open 24 hours

Area: 34 Hectares

Playground: YES

Lake: NO

Address: Tehran Province, Tehran, District 3, Valiasr Street

Phone: [phone]