Persian Culture & People, Life in Iran Archives - Page 4 of 7

Some Exotic, Eccentric & Delicious Iranian Drinks

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

October 2, 2014 21 Comments

There’s a saying in Farsi when someone goes to visit someone and doesn’t leave that they have eaten kangar (cardoon) and they Read More

September 26, 2014 11 Comments

Let’s start part 2 of the Persian nooks and crannies of cyberspace (see here for part 1 and the series’ mission statement) Read More

September 15, 2014 27 Comments

A group selfie at the Caspian Sea, iran | Found on Instagram For many years, I yearned for glimpses of the life Read More

August 18, 2014 18 Comments

You guys, I had a delicious sholeh zard post scheduled for today but I’m bumping it to next week because instead Read More

August 15, 2014 35 Comments

During my trip to Iran, I flew from Tehran to the fabled city of Shiraz. My happy-go-lucky ameh (paternal aunt) who Read More

August 8, 2014 40 Comments

During my trip to Iran, I saw people who had dogs for pets but none who had cats. I’m sure many Iranians Read More

August 1, 2014 30 Comments

I have a treasure trove of pictures and stories to share from my recent epic trip to Iran and while I’ve been Read More