Is Iran now working with Afghan Taliban?

[Aramagedon]

Sauds and lizard:

Sauds and Al-Camel:

 

[Aramagedon]

Sauds and fresh Locust:

Thirsty Arabian:

 

[Saif al-Arab]

Uromastyx are vegetarian animals and taste like chicken. It is the only strange cuisine eaten in KSA and it is eaten by a tiny minority in one specific region of Najd. Some of those photos are not from KSA either.

Anyway Arab cuisine is one of the most famous, widespread, influential land diverse cuisines out there.

It cannot be compared to eating sheep, cow etc. head, brain, tongue etc. as a national dish or one of them.

As far as camel goes, it is one of the best meat in the world and it is especially popular in Egypt, Syria and UAE. Less so in KSA but it is great, great meat.

Camel kebab:





Amazing.

 

[AmirPatriot]

What the hell is this thread

 

[EAK]

Soooo Afghans are now also blaming iran ..and iran and saudi's throwing food at each other in response..Strange times we are living in.. Well with this logic "hey indian's come here i want to show you some beef dishes"

 

[AmirPatriot]

Soooo Afghans are now also blaming iran ..and iran and saudi's throwing food at each other in response..Strange times we are living in.. Well with this logic "hey indian's come here i want to show you some beef dishes"

I agree, this thread is ridiculous

 

[Saif al-Arab]

Soooo Afghans are now also blaming iran ..and iran and saudi's throwing food at each other in response..Strange times we are living in.. Well with this logic "hey indian's come here i want to show you some beef dishes"

Grab a lizard for dinner and a sheep head and go with the flow.

I should try Urostymax just for the fun of it. Apparently it tastes good. I just need to grow a bigger pair on this front.

I agree, this thread is ridiculous

In all seriousness both Arab and Persian cuisine is great and more similar than different.

 

[100]

Iranian cuisines are very popular among the foreigners and especially local Arabs of UAE. Most clients of Iranian restaurants in UAE are Mavatenin.

 

[Saif al-Arab]

Iranian cuisines are very popular among the foreigners and especially local Arabs of UAE. Most clients of Iranian restaurants in UAE are Mavatenin.

There are Iranian restaurants in UAE because UAE is home to the second largest Iranian diaspora in the world after the US. Also due to the fact that quite a few Emiratis are of Iranian Arab and Sunni Persian origin. Proximity is another reason.

Also such a thing (the photo you posted) shows that Arabs and Iranians (of whatever ethnicity) live peacefully together.

Arab cuisine is also popular in Iran and Arab restaurants can be found in most regions especially in areas of Iran that are inhabited by Iranian Arabs. I have seen plenty of reports about that.

Besides Arab (Arabian and Iraqi in particular) and Iranian cuisine have more similarities than differences which is also the case with most Middle Eastern cuisine although each is distinctive.

 

[100]

There are Iranian restaurants in UAE because UAE is home to the second largest Iranian diaspora in the world after the US. Also due to the fact that quite a few Emiratis are of Iranian Arab and Sunni Persian origin.

That could be the reason but most of their clients are foreigners and not Iranians. Ostadi Restaurant in Dubai is a example of it and you can see it in this clip.

 

[Saif al-Arab]

That could be the reason but most of their clients are foreigners and not Iranians. Ostadi Restaurant in Dubai is a example of it and you can see it in this clip.

I never said that locals, Arab expats and non-Arab expats never visited those couple of Iranian restaurants in Dubai. I just said that it helps that the second largest Iranian diaspora in the world lives in UAE and that quite a few Emirati citizens are of Iranian Arab and Sunni Persian origin. Also proximity and the fact that Iranian cuisine is more similar to Arab (especially Arabian and Iraqi) than the opposite.

Also there is nothing wrong with any of this. Some Arabs eat Iranian cuisine and some Iranians eat Arab cuisine. What is the problem because I see no problem at all.

I have eaten Iranian (Persian) cuisine myself and saw a lot of similarities with Arab cuisine. My preferred dish was that winter stew Ghormeh Sabzi. However I expected Iranian cuisine, before I tried it, to be more spicy or at least somewhat similar to Arabian on the "spice front" but to my surprise you use fewer spices than Arabian cuisine does. At least what I tasted. Could have something to do with the fact that the Iranian restaurant I ate at was owned by Azeris from Northern Iran. It could very well have been different it the owners were Persians from Southern Iran.

Anyway I would like to try Iranian Arab cuisine and Southern Iran cuisine from the Southern provinces of Iran (Shiraz, Kerman, Bandar Abbas etc.). I think that would be even more similar.

Also may I ask where you are from in Iran?

 

[AmirPatriot]

My preferred dish was that winter stew Ghormeh Sabzi

Not unexpected... ghormeh sabzi is one of if not the most popular Iranian dish...

I expected Iranian cuisine, before I tried it, to be more spicy or at least somewhat similar to Arabian on the "spice front" but to my surprise you use fewer spices than Arabian cuisine does

Well, we do use a lot of spices but our food isn't hot. We focus more on taste than hot. And I can say that's the trend all over Iran. For example some of our foods have heavy use of saffron (most expensive spice in the world).

Saffron is mostly used in rice, to give it a golden tinge and great aroma/taste.

Personally, my favourite foods are the Iranian stews (Khoresht) like Ghormeh sabzi, gheymeh and fesenjoon.

 

[Saif al-Arab]

Not unexpected... ghormeh sabzi is one of if not the most popular Iranian dish...



Well, we do use a lot of spices but our food isn't hot. We focus more on taste than hot. And I can say that's the trend all over Iran. For example some of our foods have heavy use of saffron (most expensive spice in the world).

Saffron is mostly used in rice, to give it a golden tinge and great aroma/taste.

Personally, my favourite foods are the Iranian stews (Khoresht) like Ghormeh sabzi, gheymeh and fesenjoon.

Well it is dish with a particular taste but I really liked it. I liked the mixture of herbs, that sour taste (dried citrus or lemon I believe) and that well-cooked meat. I ate it with lamb. The two other dishes that you have mentioned I have not tried yet.

Well, hot spices are not used that much in Arab (it's a very diverse cuisine but I will stick to Arabian and Iraqi here as they have most in common with Iranian cuisine and vice versa) but from what I have tasted, read and seen, we use more spices and hot ones too in general.

Arabian cuisine and Moroccan use the most hot spices and spices in all of the Arab world. In particular Hijazi and Yemeni cuisine. I think that this has very much to do with the fact that we have had very close trading ties historically with South Asia and in particular South East Asia where most of the spices originate from. The Arabians had a monopoly of that trade largely for almost 1.5 millennia before the emergence of Westerners (Portuguese) naval powers.

We use saffron and rice together as well but not only and not every time. Cumin, cinnamon, mint, parsley, marjoram, paprika, chili, garlic, oregano, sesame, nutmeg thyme are other very popular herbs and spices. Dried fruits are also incredibly popular like in Iran.

What I am just saying is that I expected more hot spices and more use of spices in Iranian cuisine but it seems that herbs are preferred which is also the case in much of the Arab world.

Also how much does regional cuisine in Iran differ from each other? In KSA/Arabia/Arab world the differences can be really big.
In other words how similar is Southern Iranian cuisine (if you are familiar with it) and Northern Iranian cuisine? I am talking about regional cuisine here and not popular dishes eaten all across the country. What about eastern Iran?

 

[ResurgentIran]

Dont be mocking ostriches!

 

[Khafee]

Dont be mocking ostriches!

No mocking, only be eating.