Tehran: Finding the Perfect Kebab

For our second installment of The MUNCHIES Guide to Tehran, Gelareh visits Nayeb, a white-tablecloth restaurant that's been serving up succulent kebabs in Iran for over 120 years—and even got its initial footing in the bazaar. Their signature dish, koobedih, is a spiced meat kebab dipped in onion juice and cooked over an open flame, served with rice, somagh (sour powdered sumac) butter, and raw egg.

After dining with Nayeb's fifth generation, great-great-great-great-granddaughter Sogol, Gelareh heads to the Baghe Saba Teahouse—a cultural hub akin to a Parisian salon that was once a mens-only enclave but now welcomes families. There, Gelarah is greeted by a buffet of salads, stuffed eggplant, barley soup, and every size of sabzi koofteh (Persian meatballs).

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[izziejones]

Irani people are gem. Every single person I met, have heart of gold. Really wish to visit Iran one day.

[sayedsahifa]

That old man was so full of passion..just love the way he was explaining..omg, I just can't wait to visit this beautiful country ..

[atari_rx]

I love Persian food, especially the kebabs because they highlight the natural flavors of the meat. Would love to visit Iran someday and experience the tea house, everything is so immersed and rich in ancient history. So glad I came upon this video :)

[ramajax]

The fact that they have a live orchestra in a tea house proves that they take their tea very seriously. 🙏 From India.

[rohitpadbidri]

Iran is one of biggest hidden gems in the wish I can visit it at some point .

[hamidabdanan]

The secrete of kebobs not falling off the skewers is to flip them over frequently and soon after putting them on fire. Start after 30 seconds and repeat every 30 seconds for 3-4 times and them let them cook to your liking. The logic is to have both sides shrink at that same rate. If you let one side exposed to fire too long, it will shrink (due to fat burning) and separates from the top side.

[AmitSharma-cgqr]

Iran is such a beautiful country with one of the oldest heritage known to mankind. Sadly media tarnished the image of such beautiful people and made it virtually unvisitable. Persia i will see you one day for sure, up close and personal.

[uzairakram]

Iran has such rich culture and a huge room for food tourism, I wish the international sanctions go down one day and Iran officially opens to the world. Love from your friendly neighbor Pakistan <3

[sonnyh.]

Food looks amazing, very similar to Persian food. I love Persian food, used to eat it a lot when I was living in Los Angeles, huge Persian population there.

[ARyan-yvhb]

Inshallah
One day i'll visit Iran 🇮🇷
Love from Bangladesh 🇧🇩♥️🇮🇷

[jawadkhan-nlrd]

So many misconceptions and lies about Iranian people and culture. I am really excited just so such a good series done in Iran representing the real beauty.

[Akhalaque-ali]

Lovely....
Being a Indian and tandoor cuisine chef I could see the colour and moisture of the kababs....
It's amazing....
Love from India ....

[syedehsanarrafi]

The presenter seems so classy,
Not excess talking, very modest and beautiful

[vandaangellozzi]

You have no idea how much I want to visit Tehran...

[FranciscoGomez-sumk]

I’m Mexican American 🇲🇽/ 🇺🇸. After watching this I definitely want to visit Iran and experience all their beautiful hidden treasures from their food to their culture

[evanrudibaugh]

The Baghe Saba Teahouse looks amazing. Look how perfectly it satisfies each sense: the decoration, the tastes and smells of food and tea, the music and how comfortable it would be to sit on the carpet.

[CGRCOOL]

Persia one of the greatest countries in the world. And beautiful people 😍 hope to visit one day.

[lamianjamocakesboholbylami]

Im obsessed in Iran after watching couple of vdeos! Their country is amazingly beautiful.

[saurabhsharma]

Even though, I m vegetarian, but don't know why I can connect with IRAN and it's people and food. Let's see some day I will visit this country 😊

[GoodLifeInSpain]

Persian food is incredible. If you've never tried it, you are really missing out on something special.