Drinking in Iran Archives

Thyme & Chamomile | Spilling the Tea

May 29, 2020 2 Comments

The True Tale of Chamomile & Thyme Persian Herbal Tea NOTE: Written in pre-apocalypse days but not published, there’s a sentence somewhere Read More

February 9, 2018 17 Comments

Hi y’all! Remember me? Of course not. I’ve been remiss and deserve not to have been missed. Yadi. Yada. To break this Read More

July 22, 2015 21 Comments

In this fifth installment of “Drinking in Iran” — a photo-essay series documenting the tasty drinks (aka nooshidani) yours truly had Read More

July 8, 2015 19 Comments

This fourth installment of “Drinking in Iran” — a photo-essay series documenting the tasty drinks (aka nooshidani) yours truly had to sip, Read More

April 20, 2015 25 Comments

In this latest installment of “Drinking in Iran” — a photo-essay series documenting the tasty drinks (aka nooshidani) yours truly had to Read More

February 20, 2015 31 Comments

Let’s fire up that samovar and brew some fragrant tea (or chayee as we say in Farsi) for this second installment Read More

February 11, 2015 29 Comments

It is a truth universally established by now that Persian food is yummy! No doubt! But what about Persian drinks? I Read More

August 4, 2014 48 Comments

Note: This post was originally a print and online publication for Brownbook, and is reprinted here with their permission.♣ Give me a Read More

July 7, 2014 36 Comments

If you don’t care for bears or stories, scroll straight down for the Sour Cherry Sharbat recipe. There was a bear who Read More

May 2, 2014 22 Comments

The other day, someone treated me to lunch in a truly sublime cafe in one of the northern neighborhoods of Tehran. Days Read More