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Is Iranian food hot and spicy?

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Is Iranian food hot and spicy?
  • June 8, 2021 June 8, 2021
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No, Iranian food is delicately flavoured with herbs and mild spices such as saffron and turmeric (see section on About Iran on ‘Cuisine’). LINK It is not hot and spicy in the sense that Indian food can be.

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