I think the question most people will have if they stumble across this blog is “What the hell is catfish?” Kidding, obviously.
Many places in the United States can now boast diverse culinary offerings, from more ubiquitous Mexican cuisine to perhaps the less common Ethiopian or Malaysian. Iranian cuisine falls pretty squarely on the less common side of things. While common in the D.C. area, where I have resided my entire life, and in much of California, not many American cities have an Iranian restaurant. So, I assume that most people haven’t heard of khoresht.
There are two primary mainstays in the Iranian diet — rice and khoresht. What is khoresht? If I had to compare it to something more well-known it would be to an Indian curry or a slightly more soupy Thai or Chinese stir-fry. It’s basically a thick stew that is served over rice. There is a khoresht for every palate — from Khoresht-e Bademjan (an eggplant and tomato stew) to Khoresht-e Fesenjan (a chicken stewed in ground walnuts and pomegranate syrup). If you haven’t tried khoresht, I highly recommend it. They are worth their preparation time for sure. Check out the lovely My Persian Kitchen for some great, authentic recipes for khoresht and other yummy Persian delights.
zahra, August 12th 2009 |
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I’ve done the blogging thing before, but it never stuck. I thought I’d give it another try, but this time as a joint effort. This is basically the blog of the Safavian/Hughlett family. We are what happens when two very different people meet, get married, and refuse to change their names or anything else about themselves. So, we are Roger Hughlett and Zahra Safavian, a blond-haired, blue-eyed boy from Joplin, Missouri and a very not-blonde Iranian girl born and raised in Washington, D.C. We are both a little crazy and a lot hot-tempered, and we can probably out-argue most people on this planet. We love each other and often hate each other, sometimes simultaneously.
But, we stay together for the sake of the cats. Kidding. We stay together, because no one else can understand either of us quite like the other can. And, we do have some things in common. We both share an utter disdain for most people. We are both militant pedestrians. Zahra likes to bake, and Roger likes to eat baked goods. We both like soup and snowpeas. And, quite frankly, we could talk or not talk for hours.
-Zahra
zahra, December 5th 2007 |
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