Tag Archives: Persian food

Persian baklava – the sweet end to our feast

Posted on 22 November, 2009 by

Photo by Samantha Twigg Johnson We chose to end our Persian feast with baklava, served with a very untraditional accompaniment of vanilla ice-cream (which worked really well, btw!). And completely wrongly, as it turns out because Persian meals usually end … Continue reading →

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Persian Feast in My Kitchen: The mains

Posted on 18 November, 2009 by

Here is the next stop on our journey into the Persian kitchen, our next adventure in taste. I’ve got to warn you: don’t read this if you’re hungry. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MAINS Saffron Rice (V) Rice-stuffed chicken Potato and lamb koresh with … Continue reading →

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Persian feasts in my kitchen: The first courses

Posted on 15 November, 2009 by

After the introduction to some fantastic Persian blogs, we’re continuing with our Persian journey. I now got our favourite Persian book from A., A Taste of Persia, lovingly called Batbook, which is the book we used most for our feast, … Continue reading →

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Persian food blogs

Posted on 7 November, 2009 by

Persian feast continues soon! In the meanwhile, let me share with you some great links for some excellent Persian food blogs! Turmeric & Saffron by Azita My Persian Kitchen by Chef West of Persia by Bria The Spice Spoon by Shayma (new blog … Continue reading →

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Persian feast in my kitchen: Intro

Posted on 5 November, 2009 by

I mentioned earlier my culinary explorations: my friend A. and I get together and explore a cuisine of our choice. So far we cooked Sichuanese, Moroccan and Persian, just before my old kitchen went out. Tonight, I’ll tell you about … Continue reading →

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