Food in Sanandaj, Kurdistan Province

Kurdistan has an area from the northwest of Zagros to the east of Toros, where most of its residents are Kurdish. Kurds are very warm and hospitable. Maybe you want to travel to this region or maybe you have been invited to a party in one of the cities of Sanandaj. Or maybe you want to get to know the local cuisine of Kurdistan. In any case, by reading this article, you can get to know the colorful and delicious foods of Kurdistan.

Maybe we have talked less about the foods of this historical province. Sanandaj is one of the attractive travel destinations in Iran. If you plan to travel to this city, don’t miss the opportunity to eat local food. The local foods of it are not only considered as cultural attractions of Kurdistan, but also have extraordinary nutritional properties due to the ingredients in them.

Sanandaj has special dishes with a pure taste that are made from natural ingredients. These ingredients are coming from the mountainous province and have a different aroma. These foods are all prepared with fresh ingredients and vegetarian vegetables and are very nutritious without any additives. We would like to introduce some of Sanandaj’s dishes that you can try during your trip to this province. You could go to a local restaurant and make your trip more memorable with these different flavors.
Some of the most popular dishes of Sanandaj are as follow:

Khoreshte Rivas

Khoreshte Rivas or rhubarb stew is the main dish of Sanandaj. The mountainous nature of Kurdistan has caused it to have many fresh edible vegetables and herbs. The vegetables that people bring to the heart of the mountains are picked and used in food. One of these delicious and popular plants is rhubarb, which stew is one of the popular dishes of Sanandaj. The abundance of rhubarb has made the people of this region use it to prepare several different types of traditional Sanandaj dishes. For example, they use this sour and characteristic plant to cook rhubarb stew.
To make this dish, first peel the raw rhubarb and cook it with meat and onions. In order to make it taste delicious, use flavorings such as salt, pepper, mint and parsley. This food is especially for the taste of those who like sour foods.

Shish Kabab

In Sanandaj, a special type of kebab is cooked, which is known as shish kebab (Shish Kabab). To prepare shish kebab, veal or sheep meat is marinated in a mixture of fresh mint, pepper, saffron, garlic, onion and olive oil. This kebab is prepared both on the fire and in a pan, and tomatoes and parsley are also placed next to it.

It is very pleasant to eat delicious kebab in the unique climate of Kurdistan. The meat of this kebab is prepared from hunting meat. For this reason it is served mostly in nomadic areas and cattle farmers.

Abgoshte Gandom

Abgosht or Dizi is one of the traditional Iranian dishes that has a lot of variety. It is cooked in different ways in different regions of Iran. One of the famous Iranian daisies is wheat broth. Abghoshte Gandom or Wheat broth is so nutritious and delicious broth. It is very nourishing due to the presence of whole wheat in it.

Wheat broth is Kurdish in origin and is mostly cooked by the residents of Kurdistan. But there are different recipes of it in other parts of Iran.

Sheep muscle meat, tail (sheep fat), white beans, chickpeas, wheat, Omani lemons, oil, onion, tomato, potato, tomato paste, raw garlic, turmeric, pepper and salt are the ingredients.

Kalane

In the spring season, especially at the beginning of the new year, be a guest in Sanandaj. They will cook a delicious local dish called Kalane for you. Kalane is a kind of delicious bread that is filling with vegetables. There is a special way to cook this food, which is only done by the Kurds themselves. They themselves say that making a nest is not a difficult task and Kurdish women make it in a short time. But without a doubt, you can’t expect other people to be skilled in preparing this food.

This food is made from chives, chicory and dough. When the raw ingredients of kalane are combined, they pour it on the teak (a type of frying pan specific to the Sanandaj region) until it is ready. The people of Sanandaj eat this food mostly with fatty butter or animal oil. The basic ingredients for cooking kalane are: chives, flour, animal oil, flour, water and salt.