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Originally Posted by YOhio
posting some of your favorite Persian recipes on the board? I've had and made a lot of Arab and Mediterranean food, but I'm not as familiar with Persian food. I'd love to give it a shot. Perhaps something like a Persian 101 recipe. Thanks!
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After offering my apology for being late in this thread.. i have to tell you that iranian foods are absolutely appealing and you would actually be surprised with tremendous varieties ,featuring each province.
being already familiar with Arab and Mediterranean meals , you would have a very pleasent time taking first steps to befriend with iranian foods.
for those who might not have a clue about iranian foods here are some quick tips :
the first and formost point in iranian cuisine is "time" because the foods have to be pretty much well-down and succulent , which means row meal has "NO" place in iranian food culture.
so if you are on holiday or taking some days off and in a very good mood to cook patiently ,it would be a perfect time to try iranian foods.
Although there is no dominant taste governing iranian foods (like what we see in mexicans and indians ) ..but foods coming from south, are identified as hot and spicy while northern foods are garlic everfriends.
iranians are quite conservative when it comes to traditional food ..so they would love to make the everlasting impression with keeping the recipes untouched.
here is the link of an authentic iranian comprehensive cook book named "art of cooking" which i highly recommend .
http://personal.ee.surrey.ac.uk/Pers...tarian/recipes
you might find it flattering but i am really having a hard time to pick and name some of my favorite foods due to being surrounded by plenty of greatly favorable ones.
that being said ..my first priority would be roast duck with special filling .( containing ..pomegranate ,plum..herbs ,nuts , onion and spices)
and the second one is "Dolme Barge Mow" which are stuffed grape leaf mostly served as appetizer.
here you could find the recipe and the rest of the information :
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgu...IR213%26sa%3DN
the last thing which i should not forget is rice ,and the way its cooked and served with traditional stews .its actaully considered as an art to cook rice and let every single grain has its special place to dance.
the rice in my avatar is known as " Morasah polow" by the way . you could look for the recipe in the aformentioned link, if interested.
Iranians just dnot know how to be a bad cook !