Zakudya za Azerbaijani zimakhala ndi mayina achi Turkic, koma mwa njira yophika ndi kulawa amakhala ngati zakudya za ku Iran. Pambuyo pake, m'zaka za m'ma 3-4 BC. Azerbaijan inagonjetsa Sassanids, yemwe anayambitsa dziko lolimba kwambiri la Iran. Kuyamba kwa chikhalidwe ndi chikhalidwe cha anthu m'mayikowa chinachitika nthawi imodzi. Pambuyo pake Azerbaijan inapulumuka chigonjetso cha Aarabu m'zaka za zana lachisanu ndi chimodzi, kukhazikitsidwa kwa Islam, nkhondo ya ku Turks m'zaka za zana la 11 ndi la 12 ndi ma Mongol, koma izi sizinakhudze chikhalidwe cha Azerbaijani chomwe chinasunga miyambo ya Iran. Komanso, zaka 16-18 Azerbaijan anali mbali ya Iran - izi zinawonjezera mphamvu ya Aperisi.
Mfundo yakuti Azerbaijan inasokonezeka kuyambira m'zaka za m'ma 1800 mpaka pakati pa zaka za zana la 19 ndikukhala ndi maulamuliro ang'onoang'ono - khanates - yathandizira kukhazikitsa miyambo ina ya chigawo ku khitchini, yomwe idapulumuka ndikufesa tsikulo.
M'dera la Lenkoran-Talysh, kum'mwera kwa Azerbaijan, maseĊµera okhala ndi zipatso zowonongeka, komanso nsomba yokhala ndi zipatso za nati-chipatso cha Tyndyr, ndizosiyana kwambiri ndi zakudya za Azerbaijani. Kum'mwera kwa Azerbaijan, kumene chikoka cha Turkic chili champhamvu, mbale yaikulu ndi hinkal. M'mizinda ikuluikulu, monga Baku, Shemakha, Ganja, akukonzekera dushbars, kutabs, shakerburu, baklava, ndi ra-lukum.
Mwanawankhosa ndiwo nyama yambiri mu zakudya za Azerbaijani, makamaka nyama ya ana a nkhosa. Koma mutton ku Azerbaijan sichikhala ndi udindo waukulu monga Uzbekistan. Kuwonjezera pa mutton, nkhumba, ng'ombe ndi nkhuku zimagwiritsidwa ntchito nthawi zambiri, zomwe zimagwiritsidwa ntchito ndi zakudya za Azerbaijani komanso kusiyana kwake ndi zakudya zina za ku Caucasus. Nyama yachinyama imaphika pamoto, nthawi zambiri ndi zipatso za acidic - nkhokwe, chitumbuwa cha corry ndi cornelian. Zakudya za nyama yodulidwa zinayamba kufalikira.
Malo abwino kwambiri mu zakudya za Azerbaijani ndi kuphika nsomba, zomwe zimakhalanso zosiyana. Nsomba yatsopano imakonzedwa ngati kebab ya shish kuchokera pamtunda pamoto, ndikudzala ndi zipatso ndi mtedza.
Zipatso, ndiwo zamasamba, komanso chofunika kwambiri, masamba okometsera komanso zitsamba zimagwiritsidwa ntchito nthawi zambiri kusiyana ndi zakudya za ku Georgian ndi Armenian, koma mwatsopano. Ngati akuphika ndi mazira kapena nyama, ndiye kuti amadyera kwambiri (kyukyu, ajabsandal).
Kuchokera ku ndiwo zamasamba m'magulu a Azerbaijan lero mumatha kuona mbatata (piti). Komabe, kale kale mbatata za ku Azerbaijan sizinagwiritsidwe ntchito. Icho chinalowetsedwa ndi chestnuts. Ndipotu, ndi mchere wamtchire, nyama zakuthengo zimaphatikizidwa bwino - phiri, sumac, bun.
Kawirikawiri, zakudya za Azerbaijan, masamba obirira pamwamba amagwiritsidwa ntchito - mapiritsi, tomato, tsabola wokoma. Kawirikawiri amagwiritsa ntchito radish, kaloti, beets. Koma amagwiritsa ntchito zitsamba ndi ndiwo zamasamba (aspirat, atitchoku, nkhuku, nandolo). Mtedza ndi zipatso zimagwiritsidwa ntchito nthawi zambiri ngati masamba.
Zakudya zosungunuka zimagwiritsidwa ntchito mu zakudya za Azerbaijani m'malo mwa babu, monga chokondweretsa cha mbale. Musagwiritse ntchito adyo lakuthwa ndipo mudatumikire ndi anyezi. Zakudya zambiri zosiyana zimagwiritsidwa ntchito mu zakudya za Azerbaijani, koma safironi imaonedwa kuti ndiyo yofunika kwambiri komanso yokonda. Ndipotu, inali safironi yomwe inkalemekezedwa ku Mediya ndi Persia.
Kuchokera ku zomera zonunkhira, ananyamuka pamakhala amagwiritsidwa ntchito. Izi, monga kugwiritsa ntchito chestnuts, zimasiyanitsa chakudya cha Azerbaijani kuchokera kwa ena. Mwa maluwa, kupanikizana ndi yophika, manyuchi amaumirizidwa, sherbets amapangidwa.
Chachikulu cha zakudya za Azerbaijani ndizophatikizapo zatsopano (mpunga, mabokosi, sporach) ndi mankhwala amchere ndi amchere - amapezeka osiyana ndi osowa (dovga).
Zakudya zambiri za Azerbaijani zimagwirizana ndi zakudya za mayiko ena (shish kebab, pilaf, dolma), koma luso la kukonzekera kwawo ndilosiyana.
Azerbaijan national pilaf ili ndi zochitika zake zokha. Icho chiri cha mtundu wa Irani. Mpunga wa pilaf umakonzedwa ndipo umagwiritsidwa ntchito patebulo pokhapokha ndi zigawo zina za pilaf ndipo sichikusakaniza ndi chakudya. Ubwino wa kuphika mpunga umadalira kukoma kwa pilaf, chifukwa mpunga umapanga theka la mbale yonse. Pamene kuphika mpunga sungathe kuwira, palimodzi, koma zikhale choncho kuti mpunga uliwonse ukhale wathanzi.
Kutumikira mpunga ayenera kukhala wotentha pang'ono. Mwapadera, koma panthawi yomweyo mpunga umatumikiridwa ndi nyama ndi zitsamba zosiyana. Choncho, mpunga umakhala ndi magawo atatu omwe amapanga mbale imodzi.
Kukonda kwambiri kumwa tiyi ku Azerbaijan. Amazimwa tiyi wakuda, tiyi ndi ntchito, monga ku Iran, makapu apadera a mawonekedwe a peyala.
Kugwiritsa ntchito masamba ambiri, zipatso ndi timadziti, nyama yambiri ndi mkaka wowawasa, zimapangitsa kuti zakudya za Azerbaijani zikhale zathanzi komanso zathanzi.