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Drinking in Iran | Cheers for Doogh!
Ponder! Chug! Salute! Be Salamati! Cheers! In this fifth installment of “Drinking in Iran” — a photo-essay series documenting the tasty drinks (aka nooshidani) yours truly had to sip, gulp, swig,...
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My Persian Culinary Feast Workshop!
T is for Tadig! Persian rice! The stuff of culinary dreams! You guys, this post is nothing more than a shameless plug for a Persian cooking class workshop that I’m offering on August 23rd in the merry...
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My Cousin Val’s Abdoogh Khiyar (آبدوغ خیار)| Chilled Yogurt & Cucumber Soup:...
Chilled Persian Cucumber & Yogurt soup. Perfect for summer! Everyone knows that Persians have a thing for pomegranates, rosewater and all sorts of yummy fluffy saffron rice. What is less known is...
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Buying Eye Nak in Eye Ran | Eye Joke and Eye Beg Pardon
buying prescription sunnies in Tehran, Iran Please forgive me re the title. I simply could not help myself! And yes, this is a post about purchasing eynak that is glasses (specifically prescription sun...
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Farhang Foundation’s 2016 Nowruz Banner Contest!
Farhang Foundation’s Nowruz Celebrations at LACMA in Los Angeles, California I have long been a HUGE fan of Farhang Foundation — I absolutely love how they represent and promote the culture of Iran...
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Khoresh Gheimeh Sibzamini | French Fries Stew
A Persian Khoresh with French Fries! Recently I’ve written a round of posts mostly about the people and culture and country of Iran. What about the food? What about recipes? Where’s the beef? (Are you...
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A Visit to Kermanshah | My Epic Trip to Iran
Amoo & dokhtar amoo | Kermanshah, Iran 2014 During my epic trip to Iran last year, I mostly stayed in Tehran, the cosmopolitan capital of the country and the city of my childhood, but luckily I got...
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The Discreet Charm of Persian Roses, Persian Carpets & Persian Hosts | A...
As I said in the intro post about this series, I had a great time during my short visit to Kermanshah, Iran. A huge part of that enjoyment was due to the warm andd heartwarming hospitality I received...
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Let’s Stroll Through the Grand Bazaar of Kermanshah, Iran
For my first and only full day of sightseeing in my paternal homeland, my awesome and adorable cousin Roshanak started off by taking me to the Grand Bazaar of Kermanshah — a sight for saucer-sized...
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Freshly Harvested Chickpeas & Vanooshk (Wild Pistachio) | Kermanshah, Iran
Plate of Vanooshk aka Wild Pistachio | Kermanshah, Iran 2014 Vanooshk & flowers in cousin Roshanak’s house | Kermanshah, Iran 2014 Gentle reader, hello and welcome to part 4 of the Trip to...
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Takieh Mo’aven ol Malek | Kermanshah, Iran
Inner courtyard of Takieh Moaven ‘ol Malek, Kermanshah Iran 2014 Flower garden courtyard of Takieh Moaven ‘ol Malek, Kermanshah Iran 2014 Inner courtyard of Takieh Moaven ‘ol Malek In this latest...
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Poppies, camomiles, and mountains | Koohnavardi with family in Kermanshah
City of kermanshah viewed from Taghbostan mountain In this 6th installment of the Trip to Kermanshah series, I’m finally gearing up to tell the story of going mountain climbing and picking up wild...
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A Visit to Bisotun & Taq-e Bustan | Kermanshah, Iran
Hiking in the historic Bisotun trail | Kermanshah, Iran As I’ve been saying, I only had 3 short days in Kermanshah, but it was one of those trips where every minute counted and was quality — either...
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Lusty tour of the food I ate in Kermanshah
homemade shahtoot lavashak | Persian fruit rollup w red mulberries In this last installment of docu posts about my super sweet Trip to Kermanshah, I really wanted to give you a mouthwatering, lusty...
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My Epic Trip to Iran – Part 2! | A New Journey!
My epic trip to Iran is so 2014! Here we are in 2015 and brushing up against 2016 — and guess what? Yes, yes, YES! I’m going back for a nice long visit to Iran again! This time I’m going with my...
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Azgil or Loquat | A thing like that!
Irooni friends: what is this fruit called again? help! :) pic.twitter.com/3gWWRSNdsZ — Fig & Quince (@figandquince) June 30, 2015 [This post scheduled to publish while I’m on my Epic Trip to Iran,...
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Orange you glad to see me?
Oranges on Orange A dinosaur in Brooklyn, New York | Norooz 2012 Dried flowers in a jar | Brooklyn, NY 2012 Matchstick cut carrots for havij polo (Persian carrot rice) Dried mint | fragrant staple of...
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Ch Ch Ch Chia seeds! | Tokhm ‘e Sharbat (Tokhm ‘eh Raiyhan)
Chia seeds (tokhm ‘e sharbat) | Nothing to be cross about! [This post scheduled to publish while I’m on my Epic Trip to Iran, part 2.] Before the social climbing advent of chia seeds as one in a series...
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Green Smoothie! Persianized!
My dinosaur guards my Persianized green smoothie! [This post scheduled to publish while I’m on my Epic Trip to Iran, part 2.] I pretty much live on green smoothies – a blending of yogurt and veggies...
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Internet: Persian Style! | Part #5
family taking photo at Ibn Sina tomb [This post scheduled to publish while I’m on my Epic Trip to Iran, part 2.] Let’s start perusing the Persian nooks and crannies of cyberspace in part #5 of...
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