Iranian dates and ethnic date-based products
Background: The origins of date production and use in Iran go back to about 4000 bc. Today, more than 400 types of date and various kinds of date-based foods are consumed by the Iranian people. This study aimed at documenting the information about date and date-based products in Iranian cuisine. Met...
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| description | Background: The origins of date production and use in Iran go back to about 4000 bc. Today, more than 400 types of date and various kinds of date-based foods are consumed by the Iranian people. This study aimed at documenting the information about date and date-based products in Iranian cuisine.
Methods: The required data were determined by interviews with the farmers, domestic people, consumers, producers, and sellers of dates. In addition, online databases and scientific articles were screened.
Results: The most common and popular types of date in Iran such as mazafati, zahedi, piyarom, and kabkab were introduced. Also, the popular kinds of date-based products such as date-pilaf, egg-date, and date-pastry were documented. Additionally, the cultural and social aspects of these foods were considered.
Conclusion: The results showed that the dates and date-based foods are known to be of great importance in the national Iranian cuisine. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-daca8e5255854c7a84635df2ed3bafad2022-12-22T00:14:59ZengBMCJournal of Ethnic Foods2352-61812017-09-014320420910.1016/j.jef.2017.08.002Iranian dates and ethnic date-based productsVahid M. KarizakiBackground: The origins of date production and use in Iran go back to about 4000 bc. Today, more than 400 types of date and various kinds of date-based foods are consumed by the Iranian people. This study aimed at documenting the information about date and date-based products in Iranian cuisine. Methods: The required data were determined by interviews with the farmers, domestic people, consumers, producers, and sellers of dates. In addition, online databases and scientific articles were screened. Results: The most common and popular types of date in Iran such as mazafati, zahedi, piyarom, and kabkab were introduced. Also, the popular kinds of date-based products such as date-pilaf, egg-date, and date-pastry were documented. Additionally, the cultural and social aspects of these foods were considered. Conclusion: The results showed that the dates and date-based foods are known to be of great importance in the national Iranian cuisine.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352618117300483date-based productsdatesethnic foodIran |
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| title | Iranian dates and ethnic date-based products |
| title_full | Iranian dates and ethnic date-based products |
| title_fullStr | Iranian dates and ethnic date-based products |
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| title_short | Iranian dates and ethnic date-based products |
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| topic | date-based products dates ethnic food Iran |
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