Iran

A thick Iranian soup with thin noodles, legumes, herbs, and sour kashk.

Chelow kabab is Iran's national dish: saffron-infused rice topped with grilled skewered meat, served with lavash.

A sweet-and-sour Iranian stew made with pomegranate paste and ground walnuts, traditionally served on Yaldā Night.

A Persian herbal stew of sautéed greens, lamb, kidney beans, black lime, and fenugreek.

A dense, crumbly or fudge-like confection made from sesame paste and sugar—or toasted flour and syrup—rooted in Persian and early Arab culinary traditions.

A layered rice-and-meat dish from Hyderabad, India, cooked sealed in a handi using the dum method.