Food tourism is booming with the revival of old Iranian foods
According to Aria’s heritage report, Zahra Larijani in an interview with IRNA about the development of food tourism and the revival of ancient Iranian cuisines said: Some ancient Iranian cuisines can be considered as forgotten foods, whose revival is very effective in attracting and retaining tourists, especially domestic tourists. will be.
The expert in charge of food tourism of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts added: Each of our provinces has special and diverse capacities in ancient Iranian cuisine, including 35 types of ancient food in Sistan and Baluchistan province, such as Sabzuk and Betahek, five types of food. Kohen mentioned in Khuzestan province, such as Shushtar fatty bread, and seven types of Kohen food in Yazd province, such as Eshneke.
He pointed out: We will certainly pay special attention to this category in the scientific secretariat of the Iranian food tourism table, and will use the opinions and scientific capacity of experts to revive old Iranian foods.
Cooking the world’s oldest stew and rice in Iran
Larijani stated that ancient Iranian foods are hidden in the genes and hereditary characteristics of our people, and said: Food Tourism Federation of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts will take action to revive ancient Iranian foods using the scientific basis of experts, which will definitely help in the development of food tourism. it is affect.
He said: The oldest stew and rice in the world was cooked in Iran, but cooking rice in ancient Iran had special customs and traditions that are still lasting. In ancient Iran, special attention has been paid to the hardness and salts of water, the type of climate, air temperature and altitude as effective factors that increase the quality of health and pleasant taste of food in ancient Iran.
The expert in charge of food tourism of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts explained: The food tables of ancient Iran were very diverse and wide, even according to occupations, they had many properties and different cooking methods. For example, caravan foods (travel foods), market foods, military foods, chapari foods, peasant foods (agriculture), shepherd foods, and washing foods were various parts of ancient Iranian foods.