Many of the food customs are similar everywhere in the country.For example,in both northern and southern Iran,food is eaten with one's hand and a piece of bread instead of using uten sils.Rice is an important staple in Iran,and it is a part of almost every meal in both the north and the south.Anothere similairty between the north and south is eating fish,sintce both areas are near seas:the Caspian Sea in the north and the Persian Guls in the south.