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Spotlight: Vegetables

Spotlight posts focusing on specific vegetables that are either unique or significant in the Persian culinary tradition.

Radishes Are Red Radishes Are Rad

September 11, 2020 3 Comments

♥ What do I know of man’s destiny? I could tell you more about radishes. Samuel Beckett Radishes are red, radishes are Read More

August 21, 2015 20 Comments

Gentle reader, hello and welcome to part 4 of the Trip to Kermanshah series! As you saw for yourself the other Read More

July 22, 2013 54 Comments

Some people are immune to the allure of beets. I do not count myself amongst them. I like beets cooked, roasted, raw, Read More

July 15, 2013 29 Comments

With a spell of a scratchy throat afflicting yours truly, I was prompted to avail myself of the goodness of shalgham va Read More

February 7, 2013 27 Comments

Ah, turnip! Or shalgham joon, as I call you in Farsi, I can’t say I have fond childhood memories of you. Probably Read More