Band 7: Describe a popular meal from your country that you like to eat (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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So you asked me to describe a popular meal from my country. Actually, I'm going to tell you a little bit about one of my traditional dishes. It's Fesenjan, and since I come from the northern parts of Iran, specifically Mazandaran, we have sweet and rich dishes like Fesenjan. The reason it is popular among people in my country, not only in the area I live, is that it can be served at different ceremonies and celebrations, especially at weddings, because it can be served with chicken and some kinds of sweet dishes. I really enjoy eating Fesenjan with rice because it reminds me of great memories from my childhood when I used to gather with my grandparents. I would definitely recommend everyone to try it at least once in their life because it's worth trying and delicious enough to encourage you to try it a second or third time, and forever.

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So you asked me to describe a popular meal from my country. Actually I’m gonna tell you a little bit about one of my traditional dishes. It’s Feshen Jun and since I come from the northern parts of Iran, I mean Mazandran, and it is well now we’re having sweet and rich dishes just like Feshen Jun. And the reason it is popular among people in my country, not only for the area I live, is because it can be served in different ceremonies and celebrations, especially in weddings because it can be served with chicken and some kinds of sweet dishes. I really enjoy eating Feshen Jun with rice because it reminds me some great memories of my childhood when I used to gather with my grandparents. And I will definitely recommend everyone to have it and try once in their life because it’s worth trying and it’s delicious enough to encourage you to try for the second or the third and ever forever.

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