Persian New Year in Marbella
Persian New Year, also known as Nowruz, falls on the 20th March in 2020 and is a time of celebration for many people across the world. Those who take part often see it as a time to shed the bad luck of the past year and start again, looking to the future with fresh hope. It’s also a day for many traditions, including a lot of tasty food.
At Leo Foods, we love celebrating cultural events around the world. As a Middle East food and drinks retailer and wholesaler in Marbella, we have plenty of Persian food staples and ingredients, so why not join in by testing out a recipe or two yourself?
How Persian New Year is Celebrated
Before you start cooking take a look at some of the key ways Persian New Year is celebrated:
- ‘Shaking the house’ – This is the task of cleaning the home which is done in the days before the New Year.
- Prepare a Haft-Sin table – This table is filled with symbolic items; wheat, vinegar, garlic, sumac, an apple, a
- Persian olive, and a sweet pudding.
- Chaharshanbe Suri – On the eve of the Wednesday before Persian New Year, the ritual of jumping over fires takes place. The fires are presentative of happiness and enlightenment for the New Year, which everyone hopes it will bring.
- Street singers and dancers will celebrate the New Year.
Persian New Year Dished
As a Persian food and drinks supplier, we’re already familiar with a lot of Persian dishes. When it comes to Persian New Year, there are many popular recipes including sabzi polo ba mahi; cooked rice turned green from herbs and paired with fried fish – kookoo sabzi; an omelette filled with herbs – dolmeh barg; grape leaves filled with rice and ground lamb – and shirin; a sweet rice pilaf. There are also plenty of extra treats, such as nuts, pastries, and sherbets that are served on the day.
If you’re going to celebrate Persian New Year in 2020, you’ll find all the ingredients you need at Leo Foods. We think traditional food should always use authentic ingredients, which is why we stock ambient, frozen and chilled food products from around the world so that you can cook the dishes you love.
Pop down at see our range of Persian and Middle Eastern food and drink products at our warehouse in Nueva Campana, Marbella. We are open Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm.
