For Iranians, no festivities and feasts can be held without pistachio as well as other nuts like walnuts, almonds, raisins, hazelnuts. Among Iranians, pistachios and almonds are the more popular nuts and also more expensive to purchase. The price range changes a lot depending on the quality and the type of nuts. Some of them are seasonal, so if you purchase them out of season, they are more expensive. Due to its favorable weather, Iran tops the world in the production of pistachios and produces the finest varieties in the world.
The nuts industry in Iran is an ancient one, dating back thousands of years and making up a strong component of Iranian agricultural life. Iran ranks 1st in fruit production in the Middle East and North Africa. Among its products, there are pistachios, almonds, walnuts, raisins, pomegranates, melons, citrus fruits, dates, cherries, peaches, and oranges.
In ancient and indigenous Iranian culture, dedicated a special combination of Nuts that called Yalda night nuts or Chaharshanbe Suri’s nuts for the most special national occasions, or vowing problem-solving nuts to solve problems is one of the most obvious examples of high consumption of nuts and dried fruits in Iran. Between Nuts, Pistachios are a common ingredient in many traditional Iranian as well as middle eastern dishes and desserts; they are almost synonymous with Persian cuisine. If Iranians cook special dishes, they decorate them with pistachios, and even treats and desserts such as Gaz and ice cream contain pistachios. Iranian pistachios can be salted, roasted, flavored with lime, spiced or even eaten raw.
In ancient and indigenous Iranian culture, dedicated a special combination of Nuts that called Yalda night nuts or Chaharshanbe Suri’s nuts for the most special national occasions, or vowing problem-solving nuts to solve problems is one of the most obvious examples of high consumption of nuts and dried fruits in Iran. Between Nuts, Pistachios are a common ingredient in many traditional Iranian as well as middle eastern dishes and desserts; they are almost synonymous with Persian cuisine. If Iranians cook special dishes, they decorate them with pistachios, and even treats and desserts such as Gaz and ice cream contain pistachios. Persian pistachios can be salted, roasted, flavored with lime, spiced or even eaten raw.
Here we try to mention the characteristics of famous pistachio cultivars in the world with a focus on two important producing countries, namely Iran and the United States, and also explain the characteristics of other types of pistachios in other producing countries.Important countries producing pistachios...In Iran, 3 bases of P. vera (domestic pistachio), P. khinjuk (chatlanqush) and P. mutica (coriander) are used for pistachio cultivation.
The use of 2 bases of pistachio and chutney in Iranian pistachio orchards is very small and in more than 99% of pistachio orchards in the country, domestic pistachio rootstock is used.
An important feature of the rootstock is the resistance to pistachio root-producing nematodes.
atlantica base is one of the most common bases used in California due to its high resistance to cold.
Other pistachio-producing countries include Madagascar, Australia, Kyrgyzstan, Jordan, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, Ivory Coast, Morocco and Mexico.Types of classification and types of pistachios in IranIran has more than 70 varieties and pistachio genotypes of females and a large number of male genotypes and is one of the most important sources of pistachio germ germ in the world.
The most famous types of pistachios in Iran are: Koleghoochi, Akbari, Mumtaz, Badami Zarand, Sefid Pistachio Nogh, Ahmad Aghaei, Ouhadi, Khanjari Damghan, Shahpasand Damghan and pistachio Qazvini.There are different classifications for different types of Iranian pistachios.
