Customs Urmia

Artichoke Stew ( Khoresht Kangar )

Artichoke Stew...

Since my first try I have come to find out that there are actually a couple different ways in which people make it. There is the version that I am posting today, which is the first I ever tried, and then there is the version which is made with celery. This is a pretty easy and simple k...

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Ash-e Balghur ( Bulgur and Yogurt Soup )

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This dish calls for whey, or Kashk, which is sun-dried yogurt. Use the liquid form of Kashk, which is available at Iranian stores. Ingredients: 1/4 to 1/2 cup vegetable oil - 2 large onions, peeled and thinly sliced - 2 cloves garlic, crushed, peeled and chopped - 1 tsp. ground turm...

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Ash-e Dough

Ash-e Dough

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Ashigh lar Music

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Costume

Costume

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Goozlame

Goozlame

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Ice Soup

Ice Soup

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Language and dialectic

Language and d...

Currently,Turks, Kurds, Armenians and Assyrians ethnics are living in this province. Language of most people is the Azari Turkish and Kurdish, and most people are followers of Islam (Sunni and Shia). Reference : Iran.farsfoundation.net...

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Stuffed grape leaves ( Dolma )

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Dolma is a family of stuffed vegetable dishes. In Iran, the mixture of ground lamb or beef, rice, split yellow peas, and savory herbs is used as the filling, wrapped either in grape vine leaves (dolmeh barg mo), cabbage leaves (dolmeh kalam), eggplant or aubergine (dolmeh bādenjān), tom...

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Traditional music

Traditional mu...

Azerbaijan like other parts of Iran has a distinct music. On February 21, 1828, under the Treaty of Turkmenchay, Russia seized the control of Iranian territory to the North of the River Aras, which is now called the Republic of Azerbaijan where they share very similar music as Azarbija...

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Yertekhli Ash

Yertekhli Ash

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