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Recipes for making a variety of well-known and provincial Persian dishes, information about finding Persian ingredients, the history of Persian cuisine, and techniques for making Persian recipes.
As a child I was terrified of khoresht-e fesenjan. The brown, sludgy appearance of this dish evoked revolting associations. As an adult, I still don’t find the dish to be very photogenic, but I do
Lavashak is the Iranian version of Fruit Roll-Ups. It’s very tart and healthy, usually made from pomegranates or sour cherries. Growing up, I would eat these until I felt sick. They came in long, thin
This fava bean recipe is another vegetarian dish from the province of Gilan in Iran. Although this probably tastes better with beans from Iran, I find that it works well with kidney or fava beans.
This fried spinach recipe hails from the northern province of Iran: Gilan. It is one of the few vegetarian recipes to be found in Iranian cuisine. Like most Iranian recipes, it is served with rice.