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How to find good Persian food

Persian cooking is built on rice and on sourness, and both are unusual. The rice is par-boiled then steamed so each grain separates, with a crisp golden crust at the bottom of the pot; the sourness comes from dried limes, pomegranate and unripe grapes rather than from vinegar or citrus.

What separates a good one from a bad one

Tahdig, and them being proud of it — The crisp rice crust from the bottom of the pot. A restaurant that offers it as a dish rather than hiding it is confident in its rice, which is the foundation of everything else.
Rice that is separate and fluffy — Each grain distinct, no clumping, faintly buttery. Sticky Persian rice means it was boiled rather than steamed.
Real saffron, used visibly — Saffron rice should be streaked, not uniformly yellow. Uniform yellow is turmeric or colouring.
Slow-cooked herb stews — Ghormeh sabzi takes hours of frying herbs down. If it is bright green it was rushed; it should be dark.
Charcoal for the kebabs — Koobideh especially. Same rule as every grill cuisine in the region.

What to order

Chelo kabab koobideh — Minced lamb or beef kebab with saffron rice, grilled tomato and sumac.
Ghormeh sabzi — Herb, kidney bean and lamb stew with dried lime. The national dish and the best test.
Fesenjan — Chicken in a pomegranate and walnut sauce. Sweet, sour and unlike anything else.
Tahdig, as a side — If it is available, order it. It usually sells out.
Doogh — Salted yoghurt drink with mint. An acquired taste that arrives quickly.

How Savor Scout looks for it

Persian searches read for tahdig and named stews rather than kebab alone, because kebab is where the cuisine overlaps with every other grill tradition and the stews are where it does not. Saffron and rice-quality language in reviews is weighted heavily — it is what Persian customers comment on.

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