Sohan

Sohan, Qom, Iran

Sohan is a type of Persian pastry that is made with wheat sprout, sugar, butter or animal oil, saffron, cardamom, and pistachio. The history of Sohan baking dates back to Qajar era and Qom city, at first it was cooked as a soft Halwa then little by little by adding other materials took brittle shape that gets gently cracked and durable. Sohan-e Qom is the most famous one in Iran. Sohan pazi (cooking sohan) is one of the main jobs in Qom city in a way that there are lots of both traditional and modern workshops for preparing sohan in Qom city. Sohan is one of desired souvenirs in Iran and Qom sohan can meet the need of each person with any type of taste. If you want to buy souvenir for family or friends you can do it by a box of sohan to share its sweet taste with others.