Persian-American food

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Originally uploaded by Inkyhack.

Some areas of the country get unique food because of the immigrant groups that have settled there. In the Northern San Joaquin Valley in California, it's the Assyrian population, an ethnic group from Iran and Turkey. The area has the second largest Assyrian population in the United States, next to Chicago. But the area also has the largest Assyrian organization in the United States, the Assyrian-American Civic Club. Here's their food booth at the Stanislaus County Fair in Turlock, California. Great food, though oddly enough their shish kabobs aren't served on a stick, instead they are served on a roll smothered in tomatoes, peppers and lots of persian spices. Talk about a teriyaki donut of sorts.