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Fast food and Coca-Cola: Two main staples of Iranian cuisine
By Jane Stillwater (about the author)
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To see photos of Iranian food and Kabooky Fried Chicken, go to my blog.
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What do they eat in Tehran? Fast food! It's true. I'm here in Iran and only have brief access to a computer so I'm typing as fast as I can but they do eat a lot of fast food here. Tehran is a very westernized city except that us ladies all have to wear headscarves. Pizza and burgers are popular here.
In the countryside, the food is probably more ethnic, lots of lamb kebabs and yogurt. But here in Tehran, you would be surprised. KFC is now "Kabooky Fried Chicken" but even despite the sanctions, Coca-Cola is ever-present.
People need to get over their concepts of Tehran as being just short of the caves of Tora Bora. It is an entirely westernized city that, just like America, runs on fast food!
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What do they eat in Tehran? Fast food! It's true. I'm here in Iran and only have brief access to a computer so I'm typing as fast as I can but they do eat a lot of fast food here. Tehran is a very westernized city except that us ladies all have to wear headscarves. Pizza and burgers are popular here.
In the countryside, the food is probably more ethnic, lots of lamb kebabs and yogurt. But here in Tehran, you would be surprised. KFC is now "Kabooky Fried Chicken" but even despite the sanctions, Coca-Cola is ever-present.
People need to get over their concepts of Tehran as being just short of the caves of Tora Bora. It is an entirely westernized city that, just like America, runs on fast food!
Stillwater is a freelance writer who hates injustice and corruption in any form but especially injustice and corruption paid for by American taxpayers. She has recently published a book entitled, "Bring Your Own Flak Jacket: Helpful Tips For Touring (more...)
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Junk Food Exists Everywhere In A Globalized World
by aberamsay on Tuesday, Oct 14, 2008 at 6:53:04 AM
the fact that junk food is found everywhere
by Eliot Gould on Tuesday, Oct 14, 2008 at 10:39:10 PM
I've left Tehran...
by Jane Stillwater on Tuesday, Oct 14, 2008 at 10:50:32 PM
I couldn't agree more.
by Stephen Fox on Tuesday, Oct 14, 2008 at 10:48:23 PM