10 must-eat Iranian desserts

Iranian cuisine is famous for being delicious. Here are the top 10 local desserts and sweets that you can’t afford to miss.

Zoolbia and bamiyeh, which is particularly popular during the holy fasting month of Ramadan, and ranginak (a date dessert) are among the 10 best desserts you must eat when you visit Iran.

Traditional Iranian ice cream, which is made of saffron vanilla ice cream with rosewater and pistachios, and faloodeh (vermicelli noodles) are also yummy desserts that are able to cool you down in hot summer days.

Sholezard (rice pudding) and gaz (Persian nougat with pistachios) are also in this tasty list.

Shirini Yazdi is the sweet souvenir of Yazd city. The well-known desserts of Yazd includes Iranian baklava pastries, qottab (donut hole-shaped cookies), loze nargil (coconut sweets), and pashmak (cotton candy).

Koloocheh (Persian cookies), halva and sohan are also among the top 10 Iranian desserts. 

Saffron, rosewater, and cardamom are the main ingredients of those Iranian desserts and sweets.

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