He created the Iranian version of ice cream, which is now famous as "Akbar Mashti Bastani" and loved by every Iranian. Some few years later Mohammad Rish abandoned the job but Akbar Mashti continued with selling ice cream. This friendship with Mohammad Rish resulted him to come in touch with ice cream.Īkbar Mashti and Mohammad Rish opened the first ice cream shop in Tehran near the Railway in Tehran in late 1920's. Before engaging in the ice cream business Akbar Mashti tried and experienced variety of jobs, like taking sugar and tea to the northern cities and bringing back firewood, to make a living.ĭuring his stay in Tehran, Akbar Mashti was acquainted with Mohammad Rish, who maintained good ties with the courtiers of Persian king, Mozafar-o-ddin Shah.
At his early age, he left his village and came to Tehran. He was born in 1878 in a remote village of Malayer county near Hamadan. They started to create their own version with rich flavors.Īkbar Mashti, his real name was Akbar Mashhadi Malayeri, was the first to vend ice cream in Iran. This was the beginning of Iranians love affair with ice cream. With the advent of Reza Shah of Pahlavi, the ice cream reached the streets of Iranian cities and continued its journey to the hearts of Iranians. After its arrival to Iran, ice cream never left the palace walls until early 1920's.Įating ice cream (bastani) around an ice cream vendor.
Later on, his successor, Mozaffar-o-ddin Shah, did introduce ice cream to the court only. The monarch expressed his wishes to introduce ice cream to Iran but he never could fulfill it. Iranians acquainted to ice cream when Iranian King, Nasser-o-ddin Shah of Qajar, in his trip to Europe enjoyed French ice cream in Paris.
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