Malayer Souvenirs

Malayer Souvenirs & Handicrafts

10 Persian Gifts to Bring Home from Malayer Iran

Malayer is one of the historical cities of Iran, located in Hamadan province. The history of the city goes back to the period of Elam rule and the name of the city has been seen in the coins discovered at that time. The climate of Malayer is cold and mountainous, and its population is about 200 thousand people. The famous product of this city is grapes. The grape's derivatives, such as grape juice, raisins, and Basloq sweet are edible souvenirs of Malayer. Furniture, carpets and rugs are the other souvenirs of Malayer. Monabat furniture of Malayer is world famous and its products are exported to neighboring countries. The historical market of Malayer which dates back to the time of Feth-Ali-Shah, is the main shopping center of this city.

Iran Souvenirs- Grapes

Iranian Grapes

Out of the total of 63 thousand hectares of orchards in Malayer, more than 20 thousand hectares belong to grape vineyards, and Malayer ranks first in Iran with the production of 351 tons of grapes per year and ranks sixth in the world in terms of the number of grape vineyards. So, it is clear that the most popular souvenir of Malayer is grapes, and as soon as you enter the town of Malayer, you will see various grape shops all along the way and inside the city.

Iran Souvenirs- Grape Juice

Iranian Grape Juice

Grape juice is one of the most popular souvenirs of Malayer city, which is obtained by boiling grape nectar. This juice is a sweet and very strong product that, in addition to its therapeutic properties, is used as a pleasant and tasty food in meals, and is also used in the preparation of sweets. You can get the best grape juice in the village of Manizan Malayer.

Iran Souvenirs- Basloq Sweet

Basloq Sweet

Basloq is one of the delicious and popular sweets made from grape nectar and starch. Its production method is similar to halva production and it has a halva-like state.

Iran Souvenirs- Iranian Raisin

Iranian Raisin

It seems that all the edible souvenirs of Malayer are derived from grapes. Raisin and shade-dried Raisin are another souvenirs of Malayer, both of which are obtained from drying grapes. If the grapes are dried in the shade and not exposed to direct sunlight, they become shade-dried raisins.

Iran Souvenirs- Tarkhine

Tarkhine

Tarkhineh is a kind of traditional dried wheat, which after soaking in boiling water, gradually turns into a paste. In fact, Tarkhineh is one of the semi-prepared Iranian foods with an age of more than 6000 years. You can make tarkhine by following the instructions below:
1. Soak the wheat bulgur for at least 6 hours in a pot full of water. Then put them into a colander and let them dry.
2. Beat the yogurt properly and let it become even. Pour it into a big pot and add the bulgur to them. Then place the pot on the gas burner and let it become heated on a low flame. Stir the content time to time in order not to have it burnt or cemented. 1 hour is enough for the bulgur to cook properly.
3. Add the saffron, black pepper, salt, turmeric and the dried pennyroyal to the pot and stir carefully.
4. Discard the pot from the heat, put it aside and let it cool. When the content has cooled, pick a fistful amount, make a ball out of it and then press it a bit. Place them on a tray and put the tray in a dry place for days to have completely dried tarkhines.
Tarkhineh is used for making Tarkhine pottage. When you want to cook Tarkhineh pottage, combine these dried Tarkhinehs with some hot onion beans, dried herbs and turmeric in water and cook it with a gentle heat in Aush style.

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Iran Souvenirs- Furniture

Malayer Furniture

The second most popular product of Malayer is its furniture, and every year several furniture exhibitions are held in Malayer. In February 2018, Malayar was registered as the world city of furniture and inlays in the WCC. More than 8,000 people directly and more than 20,000 people work indirectly in 5,000 large and small workshops in this art. 65% of Iran's furniture production is related to malayer, which, in addition to domestic consumption, is also exported to Arab countries, Kurdistan Region of Iraq, and Eurasian markets.

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Iran Souvenirs- Giveh

Iranian Giveh Handicraft

Giveh is a cotton shoe, cool and light, which has been customary to wear in the western and southwestern regions of Iran since ancient times due to cultural and geographical conditions. If you visit the old markets of Malayer, you will see small factories where they are busy making this handicraft.

Iran Souvenirs- Carpet

Iranian Carpet

Carpet weaving is very popular among the women of Malayer villages. Mostly rural people are members of cooperatives that weave handwoven carpets with each other's help and finally sell it in the market. These Iranian handicrafts are very popular among the world.