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At that time, pistachios were Iran's second-most important export product, after the oil and gas sector. [30] By 2020, there were 150,000 pistachio farmers in Iran, approximately 70% of whom were small-scale producers using inefficient manual picking and processing techniques.
A number of globally cultivated fruits may have originated in prehistoric Iran, including pomegranates (locally known today as anâr), dates (from the Persian Gulf coastal region), Persian walnuts (gerdu or formerly/dialectally gowz), and possibly grapes (from the northwest), [citation needed] though in each case the precise place of original cultivation is difficult to know with certainty.
Persian tradition holds that eating a special mix of sweet and sour nuts and fruit, called Ajeel e Chaharshanbe Suri, on Chaharshanbe Suri makes wishes come true. It is a mixture of nuts and dried fruits, such as pistachios, almonds, chickpeas, and raisins. [10]
Pistachio: Iran ranks as the world's largest pistachio producer and exporter followed by USA and Turkey. After oil and carpets, pistachios are Iran's biggest exports: about 200,000 tons for $840 million in 2008. [24] More than 350,000 people earn a living from the nut, most of them in vast groves of the desert oases in southeast.
In southern Iran, in Bandar-Abbas in Hormozgān Province, it is called kasoudang and in Bushehr it is called kolkhong. In Turkey it is commonly known as melengiç. In Kurdish the tree is called darwan or daraban, and the seed is called qezwan or jajig (قەزوان_جاجگ). In Pashto it is called Shanna. And in Balochi it is called Gowan.
For such a small artifact, the stone vial from Jiroft, Iran, had a tumultuous history. The carved tube came from an ancient graveyard that reemerged in 2001 after the nearby river flooded ...
But in 2015, Iran struck a nuclear deal with world powers which greatly reduced and drastically lowered the purity of Tehran's stockpile of enriched uranium. The rug trade was allowed once again.
Albalu polow: Rice with sour cherries and slices of chicken or red meat. Morasa polow: Rice "jewelled" with barberries, pistachios, raisins, carrots, orange peel, and almonds. [15] [16] Shirin polow: Rice with sweet carrots, raisins, and almonds. [17] Adas polow: Rice with lentils, raisins, and dates. [18] Baqali polow: Rice with fava beans and ...