Persians love their food but they cherish their desserts. Dishes such as Baagh Lava, Baamieh, Fereni, Ghotaab, Halva, Naan Nokhodchi, Ranginak, Samanoo, Shir Berenj, Sholeh-Zard, Sohaan-e Asali, Yakh Dar Behesht, Zoulbiya are very popular both in Iran and in the neighboring countries. However, the Western world is also adopting some of these desserts as a welcomed change and element of novelty. Here are a few of the most popular Persian desserts and their main ingredients:

• Naan-Gerdooee: made with egg yolks, vanilla, sugar and walnuts
• Ghotaab: made with eggs, yogurt, flour, almonds, sugar and cardamom powder
• Sharbat-e Portaghal: made with fresh orange juice, sugar, and grated orange peel
• Sholeh-Zard: with rice, sugar, saffron, rosewater, pistachios, almond and cinnamon
• Sohaan-e Asali: with almonds, sugar, honey, saffron and pistachios
• Naan-Berenji: made with rice-flour, sugar, eggs and rosewater
• Naan-Nokhodchi: with chick-pea flour, sugar and oil
• Ghors-e khorsheed: made with rice flour, sugar, rose-water, egg and saffron