Qottab

{{Short description|Deep-fried Iranian almond pastry}} {{Infobox prepared food | name = Qottab | image = Qottab.jpg | caption = | alternate_name = | country = {{IRN}} | region = Yazd | creator = | course = | type = Turnover | served = | main_ingredient = Flour, almonds, powdered sugar, vegetable oil, cardamom | variations = | calories = | other = }} '''''Qottab''''' ({{langx|fa|قطاب}} ''qottâb'') is an almond-filled deep-fried Iranian cuisine turnover,<ref name="Encyclopædia Iranica">{{cite encyclopedia |last=Ramazani|first=N.| encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Iranica |access-date=7 October 2011|title=BĀDĀM|author2=de Planhol, X.|url=http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/badam-almond}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://tarasmulticulturaltable.com/almond-sanbuseh-qotab/|title=Almond Sanbuseh (Qotab) and Food of Life|website=Tara Multicultural Table|date=1 July 2021}}</ref> prepared with flour, almonds, powdered sugar, vegetable oil, and cardamom. In some cases, ground walnuts are substituted for almonds. The city of Yazd is well known for its ''qottab,'' which is commonly prepared during the Persian new year (Nowruz).<ref>{{Cite web |last=HasanzadeNemati |first=Shadi |date=2018-03-16 |title=Walnut Filled Persian Pastry - Qottab |url=https://www.unicornsinthekitchen.com/walnut-filled-persian-pastry-qottab/ |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=Unicorns in the Kitchen |language=en-US}}</ref>

Qottab developed from an earlier savoury turnover known as ''sanbosag'', the ancestor of the Ethiopian sambusa and the South Asian samosa. Since the 16th century, the original savoury form of ''sanbosag'' has become rare outside of the region of Laristan and the Persian Gulf Coast.

==See also== * Gosh-e fil * Qutab

==References== {{commons category|Qottab}} {{reflist}}

Category:Iranian pastries Category:Iranian desserts Category:Kerman Category:Almond desserts Category:Deep fried foods Category:Turnover