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Bademjan polo: Persian eggplant rice with aromatic spices

Bademjan Polo is a classic Persian rice dish layered with tender eggplant and warm spices. This comforting recipe showcases ...
Yahoo

This Beloved Persian Rice Dish Is the "Crown Jewel" of Any Meal

This article may contain affiliate links that Yahoo and/or the publisher may receive a commission from if you buy a product or service through those links. The term tahdig comes from two Persian words ...
The Food Ranger on MSN

How Iranian kebabs and stews are prepared in Dubai’s food districts

This video documents an extended Iranian street food tour across Dubai lasting sixteen hours. The footage focuses on ...
Eater

Inside the Next Generation of Persian Restaurants

Sara Akhavan is a writer, creative director, and marketing professional living in Southern California by way of North Carolina. For many Persian families, a meal is a kind of performance. It’s saffron ...
The New York Times

5 Herby, Bright and Brilliant Recipes for Nowruz

Andy Baraghani, the recipe creator and cookbook author, keeps his holiday table full of streamlined, modern takes on classic Iranian dishes. By Andy Baraghani During Nowruz, each dish symbolizes ...
Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Persian ‘Love and Saffron’ cooking class in Sebastopol is the perfect pre-Valentine’s gift

Guests will be greeted with Persian tea and dates, then make traditional dishes like fesenjoon, a chicken stew with walnuts and pomegranate, and saffron rice. It’s not every day you can learn to make ...
St. Louis Magazine

Hamishe Bahrami returns, bringing Cafe Natasha’s Persian classics to The Gin Room

On April 30, 2022, a collective grief settled over the St. Louis dining community when the beloved Cafe Natasha served its last guests due to the retirement of its matriarch, Hamishe Bahrami. Now, ...
Yahoo

'Night-Grazing' Is the Persian Tradition That Keeps Food Lovers Up All Night Long

Victor Protasio / Food Styling by Torie Cox / Prop Styling by Claire Spollen The author serves flavorful dips like Zeytoon Parvardeh (left) and Lubia Pokhteh for her Yalda Night celebration. Yalda ...
Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Outstanding Mexican dishes and a pinch of Persian cuisine at Viva Mexicana in Sebastopol

People often ask Sima Mohamadian two questions. If she was born in Iran, why does she own a Mexican restaurant instead of serving Persian cuisine? And, if she is not vegan or vegetarian, why does she ...
Stars and Stripes

Naples teahouse’s Persian cuisine misses the mark

There is no doubt that the best of southern Italian cooking can be found in Naples’ plentiful trattorias and pizzerias. But sometimes you need to scratch a different itch and explore the city’s other ...