The Hidden Allure of Zucchini & Yogurt (Kadoo Borani) It’s hot. You’re bored. Maybe tired. Perhaps un tout petit peu depressed? In Read More
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Appetizers, Side Dishes, Salads
Modern recipes for traditional Appetizers, Side Dishes, and Salad dishes that are popular in the Persian culinary tradition.
Salad Olivier | From Russia with Love & Mayonnaise
This week’s Persian food recipe is for Salad Olivier (سالاد الیویه) — a Russian salad that made its way across the border Read More
Olive Walnut Pomegranate Vegan Appetizer | Zaytoon Parvardeh
Making the acquaintance of this very tasty and quirky Gilaki appetizer called “Zaytoon Parvardeh” was hands down one of the most intriguing Read More
Esnack! | Snacking: Persian Style!
Hello hello hello! I am tempted to say: “Here’s your faithful blogger” but I have been terribly horribly shamefully remiss re both Read More
kookoo ‘ye Beh | Quince Kookoo – Fit for a Persian Qajar King
A plate of Quince Kookoo, A Qajar King, fruits and paisley Quince is a praiseworthy fruit unaccountably overlooked in the West but Read More
Laboo va Mast | Beet & Yogurt Borani
Some people are immune to the allure of beets. I do not count myself amongst them. I like beets cooked, roasted, raw, Read More
Kookoo ‘ye Sibzamini | Persian Potato Kookoo |+ Candied Turnips
I tend to go on and on – don’t protest you know it’s true – but sometimes you just have to get Read More
Persian Cucumber & Mint Yogurt Dish | Mast’o Khiar
Some people are prickly lots and a trial to deal with. In Farsi we have a saying for challenging beings like that: Read More
Baghali Pokhteh – Cooked Fava Beans (Persian Edamame)
Do fava beans remind you of Hanibal Lecter? Me too! Perhaps it’s time to make a different association, a happier and Read More