 The Mazandarani cuisine of coastal regions is very different from mountainous regions as people settled in the Alborz usually use the indigenous herbs and coastal people use the dishes of fish and Caspian (Mazani) rice with vegetables.The Mazandaran Province is the east of the Gilan Province in Iran, the southern coast of the Caspian Sea is sometime referred to as the "fertile Caspian provinces".Citrus fruit, specifically orange crops are grown in this region and influence the cuisine.