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Persian & Middle Eastern foods · Imported for Canada

The Persian pantry, thoughtfully sourced.

Rice, saffron, pistachios, rose water, sweets and more than two hundred pantry staples — imported by Rana Trading Inc. for Canadian retailers, restaurants and kitchens.

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Rice & Grainsبرنج و حبوباتNuts & Seedsآجیل و تخمهSpices & Saffronادویه و زعفرانDatesخرما و میوه خشکSweetsشیرینیRose Waterگلاب و عرقیاتTeaچای و نوشیدنیPantryرب، ترشی و چاشنیPreservesمربا و لواشکBiscuitsبیسکویت و تنقلاتKashkکشک
Product lines
208
From long-grain rice to rose water
Categories
11
The whole Persian pantry
Producer brands
82
Iranian and international makers
Producer countries
6
Iran and 5 more

Categories

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Eleven categories, from the rice and saffron of everyday cooking to the sweets of celebration.

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Close-up of shelled and unshelled pistachios

Featured · Nuts & Seeds

Four grades of Iranian pistachio.

From the long, slender Ahmad Aghaei to the jumbo Kaleh Ghoochi. The harvest runs August to October, and new-crop stock ships from October.

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Selected products

Staples of the Persian kitchen.

A few of the lines buyers ask for first.

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The pantry guide

New to the Persian pantry?

What kashk is, why stews want dried lime, and 37 more answers, each with the lines we carry.

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Mashed eggplant topped with a whey sauce and fried onions, with balls of dried whey beside it
کشکWhat is kashk?
Whole dried limes, close up
Dried limeلیمو عمانی
Pieces of glossy almond brittle on a white surface
Sohanسوهان
A platter of saffron rice beside a bowl of herb stew
Herb mixesسبزی قورمه و پلو

Through the year

A year at the Persian table.

Nowruz, Yalda, Ramadan and the days in between each bring their own shopping list. Here is what goes on the shelf.

The harvest year

Buy with the harvest.

Pistachios, dates, saffron and rice come in once a year. New-crop stock is the freshest on the shelf, so it pays to plan orders around it.

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Pistachio

Pistachio: harvested August to October; new-crop stock ships from October.

Saffron

Saffron: harvested October to November; new-crop stock ships from December.

Dates

Dates: harvested August to October; new-crop stock ships from October.

Barberry

Barberry: harvested October to November; new-crop stock ships from December.

Rice (Gilan and Mazandaran)

Rice (Gilan and Mazandaran): harvested August to September; new-crop stock ships from October.

Walnut

Walnut: harvested September to October; new-crop stock ships from November.

Pomegranate

Pomegranate: harvested October to November; new-crop stock ships from December.

From around the world

Where it comes from.

Most of the range is made in Iran, and many lines come from regional producers in the towns and provinces below.

Yazd

Boundaries: Natural Earth. Pins mark towns and provincial capitals.

  1. Yazd

    یزد

    Almond marzipan sweet, Coconut sweet, Cotton halva, Mulberry shaped marzipan sweet and 5 more

  2. Qom

    قم

    Almond marzipan sweet, Coconut sweet, Honey almond brittle, Mulberry shaped marzipan sweet and 3 more

  3. Esfahan

    اصفهان

    Honey almond brittle, Sugar panir confection, Thin sugar discs

  4. Ghamsar, Kashan

    قمصر کاشان

    Rose water

  5. Bam & Jahrom

    بم و جهرم

    Date syrup

  6. Gilan & Mazandaran

    گیلان و مازندران

    Dom Siah rice, Hashemi rice, Sadri rice, Tarom rice

  7. Shiraz

    شیراز

    Starch jelly sweet

  8. Kermanshah

    کرمانشاه

    Rice flour cookies

  9. Ardabil

    اردبیل

    Tahini halva

  10. Lighvan

    لیقوان

    Lighvan style liquid kashk

Beyond Iran

  • TurkeyDuru, Tukas, Ulker
  • LebanonCortas
  • United KingdomAhmad Tea
  • Sri LankaDo Ghazal
  • SpainGullon

Brands

The makers behind the range.

Iranian producers alongside makers from Turkey, Lebanon, Spain, the United Kingdom and Sri Lanka.

All 82 brands
1&1Iran · 44DelpazirIran · 28BijanIran · 24SaharIran · 24ChelipaIran · 20RabeeIran · 20GolestanIran · 19NafisIran · 16TishaIran · 16AysaIran · 15TavazoIran · 15GolhaIran · 14ShahsavandIran · 14
MohsenIran · 11SabzanIran · 11GolbehanIran · 10TakamIran · 10AnataIran · 9Ahmad TeaUnited Kingdom · 2CortasLebanon · 2Do GhazalSri Lanka · 2DuruTurkey · 1GullonSpain · 1TukasTurkey · 2UlkerTurkey · 3

Wholesale

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For grocery stores, specialty retailers, restaurants and distributors. Build an inquiry as you browse, and we will come back to you with pricing, pack sizes and availability.

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Every line, chosen with care — from Yazd’s confectioners to the rice fields of Gilan.

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