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Iran

Saffron rice, slow stews and pomegranate-bright salads.

Iconic recipes

Persian charcoal-grilled minced lamb skewers served over saffron-buttered rice with grilled tomato and sumac.

Persian herb stew of slow-cooked lamb with kidney beans, dried lime and a forest of fried herbs.

Persian walnut-and-pomegranate stew with chicken, rich and sweet-tart.

Persian basmati with a golden saffron-butter crust at the bottom of the pot.

Persian thick herb-and-noodle soup with beans, kashk and crispy mint-onion.

Iran's national herb stew — slow-cooked with lamb, kidney beans and dried lime.