What Northern Iran Is REALLY Like | Mountain Village Food & Life
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We rode horses into a mountain storm in northern Iran, then ate kebab grilled by a village butcher in Subatan.
An Iran travel documentary about real village life in Iran, Persian food, and the people of Gilan.
A full food and travel day: Rudbar olives, Talesh mountain food, and one of the busiest restaurants in the north.
We start in Rudbar, the heart of Iran's olive country. I show you the different olives grown here and my personal favorite, zeytoon parvardeh: olives marinated with pomegranate molasses, walnuts, and herbs.
After breakfast, we meet our horse guides and ride through the green highlands toward Subatan, a village high in the Talesh mountains. Lunch is chicken kebab with grilled tomatoes and fresh bread, the group starts singing and dancing, and as we climb higher, the rain gets heavier and heavier until we have to head back to shelter.
Once the storm passes, we visit an old wooden village shop full of old-school snacks. Right next to it is a butcher who does everything himself: he cuts the meat, puts it on skewers, and grills it for you right there. While we wait, I explain Iranian money and what 10,000, 50,000, 100,000, 200,000, 500,000 and 1 million toman are actually worth in US dollars. Then we try Shamiye Taleshi, a local dish from the Talesh region.
Next, we walk out to the sheep grazing on Subatan's green plains, stop for local hazelnuts and natural honey, and the whole group ends up dancing together.
We finish at Mrs. Marzieh's garden restaurant, famous for its chicken, fish, and sour chicken, and so busy you have to wait in line for a table. I show you what Iranians actually order, we have Persian tea, I tell you what our whole spread cost, and Mrs. Marzieh tells us how she started this place. On the way out, a local woman squeezes fresh bitter orange and orange juice right in front of us.
If you like seeing Iran through its food, its places, and its everyday people, subscribe to Papa Food Show.
Drone footage by Omid Arabzadeh
Locations:
Rudbar, Gilan
Subatan Village, Talesh, Gilan
Mrs. Marzieh's Restaurant, Gilan
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:50 Rudbar olives & zeytoon parvardeh
1:47 Breakfast and meeting our horse guides
3:41 Horseback riding through the highlands
6:35 Chicken kebab lunch in the mountains
8:52 Caught in a mountain storm
12:07 Village shop & the butcher's kebab
13:24 How much is Iranian money worth?
14:21 Trying Shamiye Taleshi and a local breakfast
15:01 Sheep on the green plains of Subatan
16:05 Hazelnuts, honey & group dancing
17:11 Mrs. Marzieh's garden restaurant
24:34 Our full spread and the bill
28:09 How Mrs. Marzieh started
30:08 Fresh bitter orange juice
30:51 Behind the scenes
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Jasem from the neighboring state of kuwait
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Beyond the beautiful memories, one of the things I’m genuinely grateful for is having had the opportunity to meet you all. It was a real pleasure getting to know you, and I’m sincerely glad that our paths crossed.
Thank you for preserving these moments so thoughtfully and turning them into a memory we can revisit for years to come. I truly hope we get the chance to share another journey and create many more unforgettable memories together.
What Northern Iran Is REALLY Like | Mountain Village Food & Life
Papa Food Show
86,810 views
We rode horses into a mountain storm in northern Iran, then ate kebab grilled by a village butcher in Subatan.
An Iran travel documentary about real village life in Iran, Persian food, and the people of Gilan.
A full food and travel day: Rudbar olives, Talesh mountain food, and one of the busiest restaurants in the north.
We start in Rudbar, the heart of Iran's olive country. I show you the different olives grown here and my personal favorite, zeytoon parvardeh: olives marinated with pomegranate molasses, walnuts, and herbs.
After breakfast, we meet our horse guides and ride through the green highlands toward Subatan, a village high in the Talesh mountains. Lunch is chicken kebab with grilled tomatoes and fresh bread, the group starts singing and dancing, and as we climb higher, the rain gets heavier and heavier until we have to head back to shelter.
Once the storm passes, we visit an old wooden village shop full of old-school snacks. Right next to it is a butcher who does everything himself: he cuts the meat, puts it on skewers, and grills it for you right there. While we wait, I explain Iranian money and what 10,000, 50,000, 100,000, 200,000, 500,000 and 1 million toman are actually worth in US dollars. Then we try Shamiye Taleshi, a local dish from the Talesh region.
Next, we walk out to the sheep grazing on Subatan's green plains, stop for local hazelnuts and natural honey, and the whole group ends up dancing together.
We finish at Mrs. Marzieh's garden restaurant, famous for its chicken, fish, and sour chicken, and so busy you have to wait in line for a table. I show you what Iranians actually order, we have Persian tea, I tell you what our whole spread cost, and Mrs. Marzieh tells us how she started this place. On the way out, a local woman squeezes fresh bitter orange and orange juice right in front of us.
If you like seeing Iran through its food, its places, and its everyday people, subscribe to Papa Food Show.
Drone footage by Omid Arabzadeh
Locations:
Rudbar, Gilan
Subatan Village, Talesh, Gilan
Mrs. Marzieh's Restaurant, Gilan
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:50 Rudbar olives & zeytoon parvardeh
1:47 Breakfast and meeting our horse guides
3:41 Horseback riding through the highlands
6:35 Chicken kebab lunch in the mountains
8:52 Caught in a mountain storm
12:07 Village shop & the butcher's kebab
13:24 How much is Iranian money worth?
14:21 Trying Shamiye Taleshi and a local breakfast
15:01 Sheep on the green plains of Subatan
16:05 Hazelnuts, honey & group dancing
17:11 Mrs. Marzieh's garden restaurant
24:34 Our full spread and the bill
28:09 How Mrs. Marzieh started
30:08 Fresh bitter orange juice
30:51 Behind the scenes
#Iran #IranTravel #IranFood #LifeInIran #IranDocumentary