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    Posted: 31-Aug-2012 at 08:07
I have tried all 3 and I got to say I like the Persian a little better.  The rice dishes they make, esp the dill rice "baghali polo with lamb shank", you cannot find anything similar in Lebanese or Turkish cuisine.
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There is topic about recipes.Serve Yourself and show us recipe Hayamigos!Better open new one.Smile
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  Quote Nick1986 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 31-Aug-2012 at 19:09
I've never tried Persian food, though i've heard they serve a dish decorated with gold leaf. Turkish grub is great, especially donor kebabsThumbs Up
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  Quote heyamigos Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 31-Aug-2012 at 19:39
I like shawarma too (similar to the Turkish doner).  But, the Persians make extremely good kabobs.  The portion and the spice used to marinate.
 
Uygur shisklik (similar to kabob but without the veggies grilled) is very good too.  The cumin they used to spice it is pretty popular among the Chinese in major cities these days.
 
The Arab/Lebanese fried 'fatayer' with cheese, I love that dish.  And if the falafel is fried fresh and piping hot, nothing can beat that too
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  Quote Ollios Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 01-Sep-2012 at 03:17
Originally posted by heyamigos

I have tried all 3 and I got to say I like the Persian a little better.


I don't thing that you can categorized cuisines like that. Even it is hard to find same taste, in same food. Each of them, are results of another chemical harmony.

Furthermore tourists eat just some famous dishes, but there are many others for example fish-rice in Turkey. How many of you have heard of it? or give it a sample of Turkish cuisine.


I havn't yet found a chance to eat Persian food, but I image that Persian cuisine should be more spicy and it can be rich about rice.







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I have eaten several types of Persian, Turkish and Arabic foods in the middle east, I have to say most of them are really very delicious, among them my stomach just could not handle a Syrian food in Latakia, and I think it was because of its large amount of olive oil.
 
If I want to compare, as heyamigos said, Persian rice dishes are better than other ones, I think the main reason is the aromatic rices of Gilan and Mazandaran, but about other foods, for example I have to say Turkish Dolma is really better than Persian Dolma, and about Kebabs, all Middle-Eastern Kebabs are great.
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The type of rice (Basmati) eaten by Persians is the same ones eaten in India, Pakistan and part of Central Asia. It is very rich, long and not sticky and very full of aroma.  When they top it with things like dill, fava beans, sour cherries, almonds, carrots, put a little butter on top and I can keep eating without worrying about carbs. and sugar!
 
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  Quote Nick1986 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 01-Sep-2012 at 19:17
Originally posted by Ollios

Originally posted by heyamigos

I have tried all 3 and I got to say I like the Persian a little better.


I don't thing that you can categorized cuisines like that. Even it is hard to find same taste, in same food. Each of them, are results of another chemical harmony.

Furthermore tourists eat just some famous dishes, but there are many others for example fish-rice in Turkey. How many of you have heard of it? or give it a sample of Turkish cuisine.


I havn't yet found a chance to eat Persian food, but I image that Persian cuisine should be more spicy and it can be rich about rice.








Looks delicious. Are those kippers on the outside?
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  Quote heyamigos Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 01-Sep-2012 at 21:13
Do all 3 cultures (Turkish, Arab, Persian) have a dish where an entire lamb is roasted (the skin becomes crispy in perfection)?  In Beijing, I had tried such a dish.  I think it was Uygur inspired.  The best lamb meat I have ever tasted
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  Quote Cyrus Shahmiri Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 02-Sep-2012 at 00:35
Originally posted by heyamigos

The type of rice (Basmati) eaten by Persians is the same ones eaten in India, Pakistan and part of Central Asia. It is very rich, long and not sticky and very full of aroma.  When they top it with things like dill, fava beans, sour cherries, almonds, carrots, put a little butter on top and I can keep eating without worrying about carbs. and sugar!
 
 
In Iran, the price of Sadri, Hashemi, Tarom and other rices of Gilan and Mazandaran is almost three times more than Basmati rice, in fact just poor Iranian families eat Indian and Pakistani rices, it will be considered as an insult if you put a food with long Basmati rice in front of a guest.
 
Sadri rice + orange peel + sliced pistachio + sliced almond + barberry + saffron


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  Quote Ollios Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 02-Sep-2012 at 01:17
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Looks delicious. Are those kippers on the outside?


It is European anchovy which is known as hamsi in Turkish. They mostly live in Blacksea 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_anchovy
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  Quote heyamigos Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 02-Sep-2012 at 06:05
But, of the 3, I also must admit the Turkish make the best sweets (desserts, pastries).  I one time tried a honey cake in both a Lebanese and Turkish pastry shop here in America.  The Turkish one was much sweeter and baked to better perfection (you can tell they make it like an art)
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  Quote Nick1986 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 02-Sep-2012 at 20:20
Originally posted by Ollios

Originally posted by Nick1986


Looks delicious. Are those kippers on the outside?


It is European anchovy which is known as hamsi in Turkish. They mostly live in Blacksea 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_anchovy

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  Quote heyamigos Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 04-Sep-2012 at 04:00
I really wish I could have added Indian/Pakistan dishes to this thread.  Their food is sort of quite within the same realms.  I know many Arabs and Armenians where i live have no trouble devouring Indian food because they say it is quite similar to their taste buds but more stronger spices.
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  Quote Nimation Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 15-Sep-2012 at 09:27
Originally posted by heyamigos

I have tried all 3 and I got to say I like the Persian a little better.  The rice dishes they make, esp the dill rice "baghali polo with lamb shank", you cannot find anything similar in Lebanese or Turkish cuisine.

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