Kashan Souvenir

Kashan Souvenir

Kashan has one of the oldest civilizations in Iran. This lovely city is near Isfahan. City life in Kashan dates back to seven thousand years ago, which indicates its handicrafts have a rich and valuable history. The culture and history of this small city have many stories to tell. On every corner, you can see a monument or a colorful market full of delicious foods and flavors that attracts every domestic and foreign tourist to buy Kashan Souvenir. Even the name Kashan is reminiscent of the smell of Damask rose and rose water.

 

Edible Souvenir 

Kashan Rosewater and The Herbal Distillates

Kashan is the capital of Rosewater in Iran. Rosewater has many medical and health properties. It makes you relax and gives a unique aroma to food and sweets. Its consumption as a face lightener and cleaner. Rosewater festivals are held in Qamsar and Niyasar villages in April and May every year. Extracting distillates of various plants has a long history in Kashan. Some have medical properties like Burdock, Lavender, Mint, Chamomile, Thyme, etc. So you can buy the best herbal distills from Kashan.

Kashan Haji Badam

It is one of the delicious nutritional Kashan sweets, made of almond nut powder, cardamom, sugar powder, yolk, rose water, and saffron. Haji Badam is the second most popular Kashan souvenir after rose water. 

Kashan Baklava

Although you can find Baklava in other cities like Yazd and Kerman, it has a unique taste in Kashan as other Kashan is sweetish, due to the adoration of rose water added to it. Baklava has different types according to the nuts used in it. Walnut, hazelnut, almond, and pistachio are some kinds.

Kashan Baklava is an excellent option to eat with tea after a full day of sightseeing in this beautiful city.

Kashan Cookies 

Kashan cookies are a relic of the old days. This sweet is the history and culture of the city used in Nowruz for greeting the guests. Kashan cookies are different from other cities in the case of not having nuts. It is cooked according to the old tradition by using wheat bran flour, cardamom, and rose water to flavor it.

Kashan Cotton Candy (Pashmak)

Cotton Candy can be considered a different souvenir. It is one of the most popular Kashan sweets. In Nowruz, Kashan people put cotton candy in their Haft-sin and welcome the guests with the incredible sweet taste of it, especially when eating by Kashan cookies. 

 

Handicraft souvenirs 

Kashan Carpet 

Kashan carpet is famous and popular in Iran, shining on the UNESCO world heritage list. It is known for its elegant texture and beautiful patterns. The Carpets woven in the past are of the highest quality and beauty. Kashan 3000-year-old hand-woven carpets are among the best in the world. The people of the city produce 70% of Iranian carpets.  The Kashan carpet weaving process begins with a design drawn from a set of fixed styles, including motifs such as flowers, leaves, branches, animals, and scenes adapted from history. The thread is made of cotton or silk, and the colors used are natural colors like the root of Rubia tinctorum, walnut bark, pomegranate bark, and grape leaves. All of these make Kashan Carpets the best souvenirs to buy. 

Kashan Kilim and Jajim

Kashan Kilim and Jajim are the best choices for those who like Arabesque and traditional designs. Kilim is a type of carpet that is vowed with wool and does not have lint. Jajim is woven thinner and softer than kilim and has a thickness between kilim and fabric. The patterns on Jajim are limited because they have been created by warp and weft and are usually vertical or horizontal. But kilim has no limit in design and patterns. Although Both Kilim and Jajim have fantastic designs, they are not as expensive as Kashan carpets, and you can buy them at any price. You can find this Kashan souvenir in the old and traditional places of the city.

Kashan Pottery

You may ask yourself why I should buy pottery from Kashan. The first pottery wheel was made in Kashan 4500 years ago. This art is several thousand years old and passed down from generation to generation and parent to child. Kashan Pottery has never stopped, and every day with new designs surprises its advocates. 

Kashan Giveh

Giveh is a kind of handmade shoe which is soft, convenient, and resistant. This type of shoe is used in several parts of Iran, especially in rural and mountain areas of Kermanshah Province. Kashan is one of the centers of Giveh in Iran. Nashalj village in Neyasar district is the source and center of Giveh in Kashan. This noble traditional art is the consequence of the cooperation of both men and women. By the way, Giveh is also a very comfortable shoe and practical souvenir from Kashan.

Kashan Shar Bafi

Human and Animal hair is called Shar. In terms of weaving, Shar Bafi is a type of fabric that is woven with silk. They are striped or plain and used in producing belts, headbands, Kurdish clothes, women’s towels, scarves, chador shab, etc. The Art of Shar Bafi has been popular since 350 years ago, and some workshops in Kashan are still producing this artwork.

Kashan Coppersmith  

Coppersmith is an old art in Kashan that have forgotten nowadays. Walking in Coppersmith markets and snaring at their warm and attractive colors is fascinating. You can buy utensils there and remember that using copper dishes is very useful in cooking.

Kashan Zilou 

Zilou Bafi is popular in Kashan. Zilou is a cotton underlay, which is more compatible with the climate of hot and dry desert regions due to the coolness of cotton. The strangest and, at the same time, the most artistic point about Ziolou is that their design is not specified in advance. The weaver creates the design spontaneously according to her inner feeling.

Last but not least, Kashan is one of the old historical cities in the center of Iran. In addition to many historical sights and natural beauties, it has a variety of edible and handicraft souvenirs to show off and attract tourists.