Pickles

There are several types of pickles in Iranian food culture. In ancient times, people pickled different vegetables to preserve food better and make delicious dips for side dishes. These pickles were prepared with a variety of spices such as turmeric and pepper and also mom’s traditional mixture.

A world of different Iranian pickles, from cucumber to beetroot pickles, and many combinations of vegetables, which are very tasty pickles. These pickles are made of vegetables and dried herbs and spices, even some pickles have the same vegetables that have different flavors due to different spices. Every city and province of Iran has special pickles with recipes from vegetables and spices specific to that city. Of course, there are also famous pickles that are loved by all people, and all people eat them as well as serve them with different dishes.

One of the most important points of making pickles is that fresh vegetables must be kept in vinegar and spices for a long time to become pickles and take on the flavor of spices and vinegar. How long the pickles are kept in the vinegar, would have a better taste. For example, one of the famous Iranian pickles is the garlic pickles, you can find 5-year-old and 7-year-old homemade garlic pickles. It’s interesting to know that a 7-year-old garlic pickle has medicinal properties in Iranian traditional medicine.