Samanoo is usually prepared for Persian new year table
Cooking samanak in
Isfara, Tajikistan
Samanū (Persian: سمنو), Samanak (Persian: سمنک), or Sumalak (Tajik: сумалак; Uzbek: sumalak [sʉmælǽk]) or Sümölök (Kyrgyz: сүмөлөк [symœlœ́k]) is a sweet paste made from germinated wheat, which is prepared for Nowruz(Persian celebration) in a large pot (like a kazan). Traditionally, women take a special party for it during the night, and cook it from late in the evening till the daylight, singing related songs. In Tajikistan and Afghanistan they sing: Samanak dar Jūsh u mā Kafcha zanēm - Dīgarān dar Khwāb u mā Dafcha zanēm.[1][2][3] (meaning: "Samanak is boiling and we are stirring it, others are asleep and we are playing daf"). In modern times, making sumalak can be a family gathering.[citation needed].It originally comes from the Great Persian Empire.
A plate or bowl of Samanu is a traditional component of the Haft sin table.
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