[Iran] - Bojnurd holds culinary festival of Persian Ash

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
TEHRAN-- Bojnurd has held a culinary festival devoted to Ash, a thick Persian vegetable soup cooked in a wide array of styles.The
celebration was held on Friday in a bid to promote beard-winner women, family-oriented tourism, and work, a local tourism official said.The
traditional slow-cooked soup is normally made with a variety of ingredients but may consist of flat wheat noodles, turmeric, vegetables
(broccoli, carrots, onion, celery, spinach), beans (chickpeas, kidney beans), herbs (dill, mint, coriander, minced cilantro), and optional
meat such as ground lamb, beef or chicken.Depending on the kind of Ash, it might consist of various types of grain, legumes (chickpeas,
black-eye beans, lentils), veggies, tomato, herbs (parsley, spinach, dill, spring onion ends, coriander, dried mint), yogurt, onions, oil,
meat, garlic, and spices, such as salt, pepper, turmeric, saffron, etc.When it pertains to Iran, food is also a delightful lorry for finding
the ancient land that has long been situated at the crossroads of history.A paradise for food lover travelers, Iran is where its not simply
food on the menu
Some think that Iranian food is itself a metaphor for the country: Its mouthwatering, sweet, fragrant, and extremely complex.The cuisine of
the ancient nation delicately integrates attributes and peculiarities of Near and West Asia, India and East Asia
The Persians have influenced lots of foods as part of their as soon as policy of expansion.AFM