Don’t read this if you’re hungry, because we’re talking holiday desserts. I’ve made Christmas cookies and babka before, but this holiday baking season I wanted to try something the Persian side of my ...

HERE’S WHY I serve Persian tea sweets for Passover. It’s sort of a long story. And it begins with a riddle: How can a person be Iranian and Jewish, but not an Iranian Jew? This is the brain-twister I ...

Use saffron, dried limes, rosewater, walnuts, and plenty of fresh herbs for a Persian menu that's bursting with bright flavor. Jodie Kautzmann is an editor, baker, and confectioner with more than 15 ...

This recipe appeared originally on The Nosher. As a kid in Hebrew school, I learned that my classmates would have apples and honey and round challah at Rosh Hashanah to bring in the Jewish New Year, ...

Yogurt There is almost always some form of dairy present at a Persian meal. Plain full-fat yogurt made from cow, sheep, and goat milk is ubiquitous in Persian cookery. It shows up not only as a ...

Toot is the Persian word for mulberry, and these eye-catching Iranian sweets, which are traditionally served during Persian New Year, are shaped to look like the fruit. According to Tannaz Sassooni, a ...

If you've had a couple of veggie burgers at restaurants, you'll start to notice a handful of the ingredient standards that go in a patty. There's grated carrots, rice, and maybe oats. Some versions ...

TaTi Bakery, an online Iranian bakery, opened its first physical location inside Tala Food Market in north Phoenix, just in time for Nowruz (Persian New Year), which begins on March 20, 2023. The ...

Zeytoon Parvardeh, marinated olives with pomegranate molasses, garlic and walnuts from the Persian menu, Mondays and Tuesdays ...