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I’m from India and I make gormesabzi, I absolutely love it, it’s close to palak paneer (without the paneer) but really lovely with the methi. I also make Zeresk polo, very similar to the biryani in India (not quite the same though)
You were sold. You are telling me you didn't test the sour. kebab( kebab torsh we call it ), sour joje kebab and normal kebab kobide?we have like 8 versions of kebab. Also khoreshts like fesenjun and ghormezabzi should be eaten with rice ( polo )
Ok , please note the stews are served on top of plain rice and its NOT ment to be eating separately because of their strong flavors. The zereshkpolo is served with chicken NOT stews. Kebabs are served with plain or saffron rice or flat breads. Eating the stews without rice is like eating the spaghetti sauce without spaghetti! Also the Lime in ghormesabzi and gheyme stews are just for the tast and we usually don't eat that. ❤
I think the world has been sleeping on Persian food. There is a place in my city, and everytime I go I fall in love all over again with the food. It's amazing and unique.
Tha Fesenjoon and Ghormehsabzi are supposed to be eaten with rice (most common) or bread (less common). They'd be kinda too strong without the company of a carbohydrate.
@@seekthetruth-now ive seen barberry added to it i love barberry so its good imo but for the first try i suggest the classic. idk who sold her ghormeh sabzi without rice haha
Iran facinates me.beautiful people , language , saffron, pomegranate , berry, walnut, faluda, pulao, kebabs etc.The country is rich in gas and oil too.just wow
Became ADDICTED to Persian food when I was pregnant with my eldest. So much flavor without the heartburn/Gerd of Pakistani and Indian cuisine. A decade on, I cook Iranian food at least once a week!
i always feel a bit sad when i find out our food and cuisine is not as well known as i thought and people are geunuinely surprised and delighted cause im like i wish more people tried it
Oh! so you should definitely try Mirzaghasemi and Baghalighatogh as well! both vegeterian and could also be made vegan by just not adding eggs to them.
So glad you’re doing Persian food! I am an Italian-American, and when anyone asks me what my favorite ethnic food is, I carefully look around, and if no one in my family is within earshot, I whisper, “Persian.” It is always fresh, and uses lovely, aromatic seasonings and spices. I cannot eat spicy hot food, and I have never tasted a spicy hot Persian dish. My favorites are the khoresh, such as Gourmeh Sabzi, Fesenjoun, and Khoresh Bey, which is made with meat and quince. I have found I can purchase on Amazon the dried herbs and lemons/limes to make Gourmeh Sabzi. As for the crispy bottom of the pot rice known as Tahdig, if it could be packaged and marketed to taste the way it does when first made, it would put the popcorn and chip industry out of business! I especially love the Tahdig when prepared with lavash or a flour tortilla. And anything with barberries is splendid! Dear Persian readers, please forgive my spelling! I am heartbroken that I live on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State where, to my knowledge, the nearest Persian restaurant is probably 2 1/2 hrs. and a ferry ride away in Seattle. Beryl, does that NY restaurant do mail orders? ☺️😉
@@raeperonneau4941 whete’s your nearest one? Name of it? We are retirees, older, new to this area of WA, and don’t do the driving we used to do. Darn! I haven’t met any Iranians here, but if I do, they’re gonna have a new best friend! 🥰
In Brazil the crispy bottom of the rice pot is called “rapa” (pronounced ha-pah) which loosely translates as scrapped off, and I remember that we used to fight over it when I lived there. I understand completely the yumminess of that crispy bottom!
In case the non-New Yorkers are wondering, at 14:30 Beryl was comparing the Bastani consistency with "Tasti D-Lite," which is a lowfat frozen dessert chain. Tasti D-Lite does NOT have the glorious creaminess of bastani.
Persian food is amazing. I am so lucky that I can find most of these dishes, despite living on the other side of the country. In the Bay Area, Rose International Market is the place to go for all these delicacies. You can buy their ready-made dishes, which really shine. Or you can buy all the odd specialty ingredients and make it yourself. They even have big bags of dried limes, if you are like Beryl and can't get enough of them. In addition to the dishes in this video, I recommend koobideh, marinated lamb hearts, goat, foul fatteh, and of course have some Persian tea or yogurt drink with it. I recommend the carbonated version.
I love Ravagh! How come not one Iranian person mentioned TAHDIG?!?! Tahdig is a staple of every meal! Next time you are at a Persian restaurant, get the tahdig with Khoreshteh Lapeh (can also be called gheymeh)! It’s a yellow split pea soup in a tomato based soup. Also, next time you have Asheh Reshteh, add caramelized onions on top. You’ll thank me later.
@@meliartandarchitecture149It depends on the region, being part of khuzestan we'll go ahead and call it khorest lappeh, because we cut chickpeas in half so we literally do have them as lappeh, while Turkish sides might add pumpkin,some add red berries in North of iran.Can be called with different names qeimeh , Gheimeh .... It's all delish anyway ❤
Persian food is the absolute bomb. Ash-e-reshte, zereshk polo, fesenjun, ghormeh sabzi, tahdeegh, just incredible. I get all of it vegetarian, you don't need the meat!
Totally agree, I'm not strictly vegetarian, but I can go weeks without meat sometimes without really noticing. I have a veggie version of all the persian dishes I make, some traditionalists would call vegan ghormeh sabzi, or fesenjan with veggie meatballs, heresy, but I love it.
If you can find a good Persian buffet, go. Try everything. I used to work for a Persian family as an admin and my boss often took me along on business luncheons at a very elegant buffet that he loved. He would order extras of this & that for the table and send me home with the leftovers. I miss those days.
I'm sorry you have to deal with such negative and nit picky people Beryl. Your channel brings so much joy and brightness and I love your nerdiness! The production quality is always perfect and you've introduced me to so many unique foods. The community feeling and acceptance you have of others is beautiful and you've made something really special. *Let the woman eat with a wooden spoon people*!
i have a persian friend.she came to my country[srilanka] for stay 2 years.i learn from her many things about iran.actually iran food is very tasty and healthy🤩
Yay!!!! My very favorite kind of food! My bestie growing up is Persian and her Mom is probably the best cook on the planet. I’ve always been to chicken to try to cook her recipes so maybe this is my sign. Setareh, you know that you’re an amazing cook when your friends invite themselves to a certain menu at your house. That’s bold. 😂 PS Your hair looks absolutely gorgeous!
Oh my GOSH there was a Persian restaurant in my hometown years ago - I still miss it, and the sour cherry soda they had that I've never managed to find again. SO unbelievably delicious. Cheers, Beryl and community!
I love Persian food so much! It's definitely in my top three favorite cusines. I've had all the dishes in your vid (and more 😂), and everything is just gorgeous and full of flavor. It's really hard to pick favorite dishes, you really can't go wrong with any. It's especially nice for me now, because I went vegetarian last year, and I can still make/order tons of Persian dishes and never feel like I'm missing out. 😋
There used to be a Persian restaurant fairly close to where I live, and I discovered so many wonderful dishes there. My favorite was Khoresh Bademjan, which was offered with meat, and as a vegetarian dish. It was the first time I had a dish made with dried lemons, which are not really intended to be eaten but, instead, perfume the dish with a wonderful aroma.
I love my local Turkish food but I am also a fan of Persian dishes, too. I have travelled to many countries around the world and visited Tehran at least 10 times for business back in 2014-2015. Gourmeh Sabzi and Dizi has been on top of my list, but variety of Persian dishes is kind of endless and watching this video I realized I missed them all.. so much:)) Thanks for the video Beryl and all Persian friends that contributed!
Ghorme Sabzi and Fesenjan aren't really "stews" meant to be eaten on their own, but "khorests," which means they are traditionally served with (Basmati) rice. At least, that's how I know it.. Anyway, great episode, Beryl! 👍
@@Chasee445 Khoresht doesn't really mean "stew." Some call it "stew" because they don't have a better term for it, which is why it's confusing to those who aren't familiar with Persian cuisine. Most Westerners consider "stews" a "complete meal" often eaten on their own. But I don't know any Iranians who would serve Khoresht on its own like a "stew."
@@mehrnoushrm4112 No true. Millions of Persians across the globe use Basmati Rice because unless you live in Iran have access to Dom Siah, Hashemi, or Kam Firooz, you are most likely going to use Basmati which is perfectly fine.
Hi Beryl Your hair looks gorgeous 😍 I'm so glad and proud you enjoyed our Persian food ❤ In Iran we have all of those stews over berenj (rice) ,also we sometimes eat the kebabs with rice too! I really hope you try them over rice sometime, especially the stews😉
Persians really love their saffron don’t they? 😅 I’ve always seen it as a luxury item that is used sparingly. This is just wow. Everything from the rice to the chicken to the dessert had it 😋
Yeah, I think it's a crop that grows really well there, I've tried several types of saffron, and the persian stuff is so intense. It's always my first choice if I can find it, so I get why they celebrate it.
After watching a lot of middle eastern cooking, I'm wondering if that brilliant yellow doesn't come from Turmeric? Saffron to me looks a bit red/orangy. Not that it couldn't be "saffrony". I love Turmeric and add it to my rice all the time, as it is a good anti-inflammatory, which helps my arthritis.
Love that you tried persian food!! Ghormeh sabzi is my favorite ❤. I will say, it was low key killing me you weren’t eating the khoreshts together with rice 😅
usually zereshk polo is added on top of normal white rice and eaten with a stew, the ones i had is chicken but the full name would be zereshk polo ba morg(barberry rice with chicken) and its more a combination of the sweet and the sour paired up with the savory of the stew
Hello I'm a girl from Iran and I must say that the dishes you tried are among our best and most famous dishes and I'm so glad that people are finally getting to know Iran, our culture and our food.
What an excellent video!! I know nothing about Persian food, so this is great info! I think food we cook, share with each other is truly one of life’s biggest blessing!
Persia, the restaurant near to where I live in England, is possibly my favourite place to eat out. So many of the things you had are on the menu. Their Kashk E Bademjan dip and Zereshk Polow rice are so nice you could literally buy and eat a portion of them with nothing else and still be very happy. Loved this episode and it's made me very hungry!
Here in Germany, we have a channel about persian food called Butterbrötchen. And I bet she speaks english, too. She might be a great source of information for a persian cooking episode. Btw: when you look up the history, Persia was sooo vastly large in former days! For your walnut espisode: The cherry chocolate loaf by Chef John is amazing! Just use sour cherries from a jar. Makes it even faster to make and the cherry aroma is more pronounced.
Now I need to see if there is a Persian restaurant around here because that is a cuisine I have never tried. I'm full from lunch, but watching this made me hungry. I could probably demolish a pot of that rice dish. I had never heard of barberries before finding this channel, but if they are like cranberries I would eat them, lots of them. Everything on this video sounds delicious.
LOVE the shorter hair; it's adorable! 💇🏻♀️ I'm on the wooden spoon band wagon, too. It's definitely a texture thing; I converted my 80-year-old mom to them! How about Puerto Rican cuisine? 🇵🇷
Love the haircut on you! Also, I am so glad you liked Persian food! I am Persian American and I am a foodie (love good food of any country's). But I always say if I am stranded on an island and am given the same food for breakfast, lunch and dinner for the rest of my life, please give me Ghormeh Sabzi! All the recommendations are great. Your team did you good. The barberry rice goes so well with chicken stewed in sauteed onions and turmeric.
Beryl, you brought Pan Pals into my life during a stressful time, reminding me that making and sharing food is my place of peace. Also your LSP earrings are so cute!!
Love the new hair! You look super cute :D Thank you for spreading all of these delicious cultural dishes with everyone and bringing us all closer together.
Your hair looks gorgeous Beryl ❤ I love the rice sticking to the pot's bottom. My dear friend from Israel was exiled from Persia, and she shared this dish with us on a Shabbat dinner.
I don't like walnuts either but Fesenjan is one of my favorite dishes! Its sweetness can vary greatly depending on the restaurant/family/region so you get what you get. I'm a bit disappointed when it's sweeter than I like but it's such an excellent flavor. I'd been planning to replicate it at home and still haven't after several years but I'm now re-inspired!
I know why it is the case, but all the guests not living in Iran but elsewhere is a bit sad. Thanks for sharing your culture with all of us! All the dishes looked so amazing, can't wait to try!
I think it's great that even if they don't live in the country, they are still connected to their culture. I don't live in the countries of my heritage but my grandmothers taught me about the food!
Setareh from the video here. Even if Beryl's call for contribution to the episode reached the people in Iran, they wouldn't be able to contribute due to bad internet connection and RUclips being banned. It's very sad.
@@setarehsh97 RUclips maybe banned, but that alone does not stop people. I've actually come across 2 different RUclips channels by Iranians in Iran, so I'm sure there's probably multiple factors for not getting someone in Iran to send a video.
I know there were several comments for ghourmeh sabzi in your shout out for herb recipes, but it is a shame no one reached out to send you recipes! Herbs are such an important part of Persian cuisine, that whole fresh herbs are placed on the table with cheese as an appetizer/accompaniment to go with a meal. It is called sabzi khordan.
I'd love to see an exploration of your wooden spoon collection... Where you got them, what began your collection journey, and if you have ambitions to collect more! You could start a new series called Spoon Stories. Also, thank you for sharing your culinary and cultural adventures. I find them to be really inspiring.
Live your life. Love your life, Beryl! Speaking of loving, your new hairstyle is lovely! Thanks for all you do in bringing cultures together. Thanks everybody who shared for this episode. ❤❤❤
Omg. I cannot wait to watch this later today. It will be a great break from visiting my poor partner in the hospital. I worked at a fantastic Persian restaurant in Boston, and I go to my favorite one in Barcelona every two weeks! You are the MIlK, as we would say in Spain!
For a good chunk of my childhood i grew up with a lot of Persian families connected to my family, and potlucks were a regular occurrence, meaning i was spoiled with this amazing cuisine! If you haven't tried it and get the chance, I'd encourage you to make it a top priority! 😊
@@TheCagedCorvid wow, you had a much more immersive experience obviously. The Iranians I knew were just friends through my step-father, and from living in the greater DC metro area.
@JeiElRai Immersive is one word for it, I was married to an Iranian man, and I ended up kind of stuck there... I didn't think I'd ever get back to the UK, but I made the best of it, and in the end, my father in law helped me escape. He saved me and my son, but I do have some fond memories (the marriage itself not withstanding), gorgeous landscapes, architecture, some wonderfully kind people (as well as some awful ones, but that's humanity wherever you go). I treasure my experience there despite the circumstances, and it does sadden me that I can't go back.
I really love the North Iranian (Guilan) representation here. I’m from Guilan myself, and did you know that UNESCO recognized its capital, Rasht, as a creative city in gastronomy? You could do a whole episode on Guilani dishes alone. ❤️
Ohhhh, this episode makes me miss all the wonderful Persian restaurants in Los Angeles. Sadly, Phoenix seems devoid of this cuisine. Everything looks perfect, Beryl, and I am glad you enjoyed it. And your hair looks fabulous, by the way!
Love Persian food!!😋. I have a recipe for the Chicken with walnut and pomegranate, from an old recipe book of middle eastern dishes from the 1970's. But sure the recipe is much older. It's one of my favourite dishes. But my cook books are packed away since I moved last year. Good reason to get them out! 😋😂 . Beryl, your new hairstyle looks lovely ! 😁
Beryl! You are the sweetest. Just a teeny thing. Persian stews are eaten over rice. They are like curries. And I don't know what you put on Fesenjoon and ghormeh sabzi? Was it the Kashk for the soup? 😅
As a persian, I totally love all the choices in this episode! So glad they were represented here. If possible to eat at a restaurant and get hot tea to complete the experience too! Other suggestions: Dolma, Tahdig (this is an important part of the rice and food sharing experience), Sabzi polo, for kebabs always Chelo kebab (you need the sumac flavor), another possible vegetarian stew is Gheymeh (it is often cooked with meat but can be just with vegetables) and this is my childhood comfort, and for desert Zoolbia and Bamieh.
That rice dish looked glorious! Your hair looks cute, by the way. And I loved that the gentleman who contributed to this collab had a map of LI behind him! I’m from Babylon originally and all my siblings and I have that map and grew up in our parent’s home with one on the livingroom wall. Lol.
You're eating it all wrong, girl. The zereshk-polo should go with poached chicken. The fesenjoon ghorme-sabzi should go with white rice to balance their flavours.
I'm so glad you liked the food! I grew up with Iranian parents so this video was very fun to watch and reminded me of dinners growing up. Fesenjan is hands down my fav./comfort food dish and make it for friends often.
SO excited that you finally got to trying some Iranian dishes! Oh and just an FYI, the limoo amani (cooked down citrus in ghormeh sabzi) are actually dried limes, rather than fermented … or a lemon ! loved the episode
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ای بابا کباب ایرانی اونم جوج بزنی ریحون و دوغ آبعلی باهاش نباشه
00:52 i proud her becaus she still wears and cares her hijab in this atmosphere of media mud and the lives of some people !
I’m from India and I make gormesabzi, I absolutely love it, it’s close to palak paneer (without the paneer) but really lovely with the methi. I also make Zeresk polo, very similar to the biryani in India (not quite the same though)
@@ericlobo1854 wow Masya Allah you cook Iranian food ?
You were sold. You are telling me you didn't test the sour. kebab( kebab torsh we call it ), sour joje kebab and normal kebab kobide?we have like 8 versions of kebab. Also khoreshts like fesenjun and ghormezabzi should be eaten with rice ( polo )
Ok , please note the stews are served on top of plain rice and its NOT ment to be eating separately because of their strong flavors. The zereshkpolo is served with chicken NOT stews. Kebabs are served with plain or saffron rice or flat breads. Eating the stews without rice is like eating the spaghetti sauce without spaghetti! Also the Lime in ghormesabzi and gheyme stews are just for the tast and we usually don't eat that. ❤
Exactly
just came here to say all these things
also what was that white stuff she poured on everything
I think it was kashk😂he was pouring kashk on everything even fesenjan@@---fq2bk
@@---fq2bkit was kashk
Exactly 😂
In my opinion Persian food is in the top 3 best foods in the world. There’s so much flavor and variety.
And it’s sad it doesn’t get more recognition and exposure.
Iran foods has the taste of culture
So much variety
Thanks, ain’t everybody love our food
come to iran and eat orginal foods of iran ,i promised you its become number one in youre opinion😉
I think the world has been sleeping on Persian food. There is a place in my city, and everytime I go I fall in love all over again with the food. It's amazing and unique.
I envy you! There are no Persian restaurants within reasonable distance from where I live. 😢
I’ve never even heard of Persian food… it sounds like something from ancient times 😂
@@TheKingOfBeans Yes, it does! I hope you get to try it sometime. It’s delish!
Hi guys, you can see more about persian food in my channel 🎉😎
@@Dinejoy ok! I just subscribed and will check it out! Merci!
Tha Fesenjoon and Ghormehsabzi are supposed to be eaten with rice (most common) or bread (less common). They'd be kinda too strong without the company of a carbohydrate.
12 years on RUclips wow 👍
Also, you're not supposed to add anything to ghorme sabzi (i.e. Kashk or Barberry - big no no)
Mostly gormeh sabzi
yeahhhh it really did make me uncomfortable. and also zereshk polo always is served with chicken. never seen a person eats zereshpolo alone.
@@seekthetruth-now ive seen barberry added to it i love barberry so its good imo but for the first try i suggest the classic. idk who sold her ghormeh sabzi without rice haha
Iran facinates me.beautiful people , language , saffron, pomegranate , berry, walnut, faluda, pulao, kebabs etc.The country is rich in gas and oil too.just wow
❤ from iran ❤
Became ADDICTED to Persian food when I was pregnant with my eldest. So much flavor without the heartburn/Gerd of Pakistani and Indian cuisine. A decade on, I cook Iranian food at least once a week!
You can make all stews without the meat and still have rich flavour.
Persian cuisine is the most surprising cuisine in the world to me, I would not expect how fantastically sour everything is. I love it.
i always feel a bit sad when i find out our food and cuisine is not as well known as i thought and people are geunuinely surprised and delighted cause im like i wish more people tried it
If you haven’t watched Beryl’s episode on herbs then now is the thyme! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Basil-ically, I agree! Thyme is of the essence! 🌿
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It's quite savory and filled with the wisdom of a sage
Did you see her friend, Lantro?
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I didn't know that Persian culture had so much to offer to vegetarians. As soon as i saw first two dishes I googled how to make them.
So much vegan food or easily modified to be vegan food is available. Have fun exploring this lovely cuisine!
Oh! so you should definitely try Mirzaghasemi and Baghalighatogh as well! both vegeterian and could also be made vegan by just not adding eggs to them.
Not true, though you can basically Veganize any recipe, Iranian cuisine is generally very meat-based.
@blindfollower some, but my family has made many vegetarian dishes. Maybe by region? That part of my family is from Shiraz.
Almost everything can be made vegetarian (sometimes vegan) but I have to say it is not the same. Not necessarily bad. But just very different.
I had a Persian neighbor with a German wife, and they always had the most AMAZING food!
My best friends are Persian and I felt proud because I recognized all of these dishes. ❤🎉
So glad you’re doing Persian food! I am an Italian-American, and when anyone asks me what my favorite ethnic food is, I carefully look around, and if no one in my family is within earshot, I whisper, “Persian.” It is always fresh, and uses lovely, aromatic seasonings and spices. I cannot eat spicy hot food, and I have never tasted a spicy hot Persian dish. My favorites are the khoresh, such as Gourmeh Sabzi, Fesenjoun, and Khoresh Bey, which is made with meat and quince. I have found I can purchase on Amazon the dried herbs and lemons/limes to make Gourmeh Sabzi.
As for the crispy bottom of the pot rice known as Tahdig, if it could be packaged and marketed to taste the way it does when first made, it would put the popcorn and chip industry out of business! I especially love the Tahdig when prepared with lavash or a flour tortilla. And anything with barberries is splendid! Dear Persian readers, please forgive my spelling!
I am heartbroken that I live on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State where, to my knowledge, the nearest Persian restaurant is probably 2 1/2 hrs. and a ferry ride away in Seattle. Beryl, does that NY restaurant do mail orders? ☺️😉
I hear your pain. I live on San Juan Island and every time I leave, I have to find a Persian restaurant. 😂
@@raeperonneau4941 whete’s your nearest one? Name of it? We are retirees, older, new to this area of WA, and don’t do the driving we used to do. Darn! I haven’t met any Iranians here, but if I do, they’re gonna have a new best friend! 🥰
@@cydkriletich6538 I totally understand. There are a couple of Persian restaurants in Bellingham if you’re up this far.
I’m Persian and my top 3 dishes are Persian , Italian and Thai. And of course Italian food has to be experience in Italy. :-)
In Brazil the crispy bottom of the rice pot is called “rapa” (pronounced ha-pah) which loosely translates as scrapped off, and I remember that we used to fight over it when I lived there. I understand completely the yumminess of that crispy bottom!
YAY! So glad you liked our picks, Beryl. I had so much fun being in this episode :)
Layla..... why didnt any1 recommend tadig. Thats the only Persian thing i know. From kvon.
In case the non-New Yorkers are wondering, at 14:30 Beryl was comparing the Bastani consistency with "Tasti D-Lite," which is a lowfat frozen dessert chain. Tasti D-Lite does NOT have the glorious creaminess of bastani.
Persian food is amazing. I am so lucky that I can find most of these dishes, despite living on the other side of the country. In the Bay Area, Rose International Market is the place to go for all these delicacies. You can buy their ready-made dishes, which really shine. Or you can buy all the odd specialty ingredients and make it yourself. They even have big bags of dried limes, if you are like Beryl and can't get enough of them.
In addition to the dishes in this video, I recommend koobideh, marinated lamb hearts, goat, foul fatteh, and of course have some Persian tea or yogurt drink with it. I recommend the carbonated version.
Hi! 👋 can you please share where you bought your shirt? It's beautiful 😍
THE HAIR!!!!!!!
Perfect timing for the summer heat!!
It was the first thing out of my mouth when the video started!
The first thing I noticed. I thought “NOOOOOO”. We’ll get used to it, I suppose.
@@Your.Uncle.AngMohI think it looks great
It really suits you Beryl. I love it.
I love Ravagh! How come not one Iranian person mentioned TAHDIG?!?! Tahdig is a staple of every meal! Next time you are at a Persian restaurant, get the tahdig with Khoreshteh Lapeh (can also be called gheymeh)! It’s a yellow split pea soup in a tomato based soup. Also, next time you have Asheh Reshteh, add caramelized onions on top. You’ll thank me later.
It's called khoreshe gheyme, not Lapeh!
@@meliartandarchitecture149It depends on the region, being part of khuzestan we'll go ahead and call it khorest lappeh, because we cut chickpeas in half so we literally do have them as lappeh, while Turkish sides might add pumpkin,some add red berries in North of iran.Can be called with different names qeimeh , Gheimeh .... It's all delish anyway ❤
Well maybe because making tahdig is an ART it self that needs a one episode special to itself because of vast variety of it!!!! 😊😊😊😊😊
@@blackrose4885 you know what?? You are absolutely right!
@@meliartandarchitecture149actually lappeh is more correct considering that gheymeh means minced meat
Persian food is the absolute bomb. Ash-e-reshte, zereshk polo, fesenjun, ghormeh sabzi, tahdeegh, just incredible. I get all of it vegetarian, you don't need the meat!
Totally agree, I'm not strictly vegetarian, but I can go weeks without meat sometimes without really noticing. I have a veggie version of all the persian dishes I make, some traditionalists would call vegan ghormeh sabzi, or fesenjan with veggie meatballs, heresy, but I love it.
If you can find a good Persian buffet, go. Try everything. I used to work for a Persian family as an admin and my boss often took me along on business luncheons at a very elegant buffet that he loved. He would order extras of this & that for the table and send me home with the leftovers. I miss those days.
I didn’t even finish the episode before ordering. I got the eggplant dish, the noodle soup and the saffron rice. Amazing!
Ooooh I wish I could do that! Unfortunately there are not a lot of options available here.
@@anna8282 I live in the Middle East so that helped
Your haircut is so cute!
before she like older woman but after haircut now she is looks like too young
So creepy 😨
I'm sorry you have to deal with such negative and nit picky people Beryl. Your channel brings so much joy and brightness and I love your nerdiness! The production quality is always perfect and you've introduced me to so many unique foods. The community feeling and acceptance you have of others is beautiful and you've made something really special.
*Let the woman eat with a wooden spoon people*!
For the herb pun I can’t believe you missed:
“Our herb episode, which in case you haven’t watched, it’s a great thyme !”
i have a persian friend.she came to my country[srilanka] for stay 2 years.i learn from her many things about iran.actually iran food is very tasty and healthy🤩
I adore Persian food SO MUCH! I might have a slight gormeh sabzi obsession... Glad you enjoyed it!
Just out of curiosity, how come you love Persian food? Were you introduced to that through a friend?!
Yay!!!! My very favorite kind of food! My bestie growing up is Persian and her Mom is probably the best cook on the planet. I’ve always been to chicken to try to cook her recipes so maybe this is my sign. Setareh, you know that you’re an amazing cook when your friends invite themselves to a certain menu at your house. That’s bold. 😂 PS Your hair looks absolutely gorgeous!
Setareh From the video here, Thanks for the compliment :D
@@setarehsh97 Thank you for sharing!!!
Oh my GOSH there was a Persian restaurant in my hometown years ago - I still miss it, and the sour cherry soda they had that I've never managed to find again. SO unbelievably delicious. Cheers, Beryl and community!
I love Persian food so much! It's definitely in my top three favorite cusines. I've had all the dishes in your vid (and more 😂), and everything is just gorgeous and full of flavor. It's really hard to pick favorite dishes, you really can't go wrong with any. It's especially nice for me now, because I went vegetarian last year, and I can still make/order tons of Persian dishes and never feel like I'm missing out. 😋
Loving the summer hair! :)
Why do women cheer other women getting less complimentary haircuts?
@@tomhalla426This can't be serious 😂
@@tomhalla426 ok
@@tomhalla426 Why do men think they are the only ones who can dictate what women say and what looks good?
@@Kay_Watermelon Why are so many people who do fashion or hair those who have no interest in women?
FESENJAN MY BELOVED. One of my dearest friends is Persian and made us fesenjan when we visited him and I've been obsessed ever since.
There used to be a Persian restaurant fairly close to where I live, and I discovered so many wonderful dishes there. My favorite was Khoresh Bademjan, which was offered with meat, and as a vegetarian dish. It was the first time I had a dish made with dried lemons, which are not really intended to be eaten but, instead, perfume the dish with a wonderful aroma.
Not meant to be eaten? Back in Iran, there were 4 or 5 of us that used to fight over those lemons, lol... and I'm not even persian 😂
There is some sage wisdom in that herb episode.
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I see what you did there. ❤
Love the new hair! I think Im going to have to try that barberry rice! It looks so delicious
I love my local Turkish food but I am also a fan of Persian dishes, too. I have travelled to many countries around the world and visited Tehran at least 10 times for business back in 2014-2015. Gourmeh Sabzi and Dizi has been on top of my list, but variety of Persian dishes is kind of endless and watching this video I realized I missed them all.. so much:)) Thanks for the video Beryl and all Persian friends that contributed!
Persian!!!! So much delicious stews!!!! My family's favorite is eggplant stew. ❤ That part of our family is from Shiraz.
Yes! So much more vegetarian food than people realise!
Ghorme Sabzi and Fesenjan aren't really "stews" meant to be eaten on their own, but "khorests," which means they are traditionally served with (Basmati) rice. At least, that's how I know it.. Anyway, great episode, Beryl! 👍
Khoresht means stew. It’s just that Iranians (and many cultures) eat their stew with rice.
@@Chasee445 Khoresht doesn't really mean "stew." Some call it "stew" because they don't have a better term for it, which is why it's confusing to those who aren't familiar with Persian cuisine. Most Westerners consider "stews" a "complete meal" often eaten on their own. But I don't know any Iranians who would serve Khoresht on its own like a "stew."
Yeah. Khoreshts are definitely have to serve with rice.
Not basmati rice. High quality Persian rice, only
@@mehrnoushrm4112 No true. Millions of Persians across the globe use Basmati Rice because unless you live in Iran have access to Dom Siah, Hashemi, or Kam Firooz, you are most likely going to use Basmati which is perfectly fine.
Hi Beryl
Your hair looks gorgeous 😍
I'm so glad and proud you enjoyed our Persian food ❤
In Iran we have all of those stews over berenj (rice) ,also we sometimes eat the kebabs with rice too! I really hope you try them over rice sometime, especially the stews😉
The barbarries are generally rehydrated with a touch of sugar. If you try them plain, they are a ton more sour than cranberries.
Persians really love their saffron don’t they? 😅 I’ve always seen it as a luxury item that is used sparingly. This is just wow. Everything from the rice to the chicken to the dessert had it 😋
Yeah, I think it's a crop that grows really well there, I've tried several types of saffron, and the persian stuff is so intense. It's always my first choice if I can find it, so I get why they celebrate it.
Adding saffron and adding fresh herbs are both ways to show you have $$ for luxury foods in that part of the world. Fresh herbs in the desert?
We Iranians are a generous bunch, so if you come over we will give you the best (and the most expensive) food we have to offer.
After watching a lot of middle eastern cooking, I'm wondering if that brilliant yellow doesn't come from Turmeric? Saffron to me looks a bit red/orangy. Not that it couldn't be "saffrony". I love Turmeric and add it to my rice all the time, as it is a good anti-inflammatory, which helps my arthritis.
Yes, well Zaffron was first grown in ancient Persia , ( still grown in the khorasan province) and even the name Zaffron is Persian ( Zarparoon)
I’ve never clicked on a video so fast! I love Persian food and I love Beryl! Also, her haircut is super cute!
Love that you tried persian food!! Ghormeh sabzi is my favorite ❤. I will say, it was low key killing me you weren’t eating the khoreshts together with rice 😅
usually zereshk polo is added on top of normal white rice and eaten with a stew, the ones i had is chicken but the full name would be zereshk polo ba morg(barberry rice with chicken) and its more a combination of the sweet and the sour paired up with the savory of the stew
Hello
I'm a girl from Iran and I must say that the dishes you tried are among our best and most famous dishes and I'm so glad that people are finally getting to know Iran, our culture and our food.
I just KNEW the fesenjan would be a walnut game changer! It's the only walnut dish I'd actively seek out.
(Loving the hair by the way 👌)
Love this episode! Thank you for bringing the world together through sharing food from different cultures, Beryl!
What an excellent video!! I know nothing about Persian food, so this is great info! I think food we cook, share with each other is truly one of life’s biggest blessing!
Persia, the restaurant near to where I live in England, is possibly my favourite place to eat out. So many of the things you had are on the menu. Their Kashk E Bademjan dip and Zereshk Polow rice are so nice you could literally buy and eat a portion of them with nothing else and still be very happy. Loved this episode and it's made me very hungry!
Here in Germany, we have a channel about persian food called Butterbrötchen. And I bet she speaks english, too. She might be a great source of information for a persian cooking episode.
Btw: when you look up the history, Persia was sooo vastly large in former days!
For your walnut espisode: The cherry chocolate loaf by Chef John is amazing! Just use sour cherries from a jar. Makes it even faster to make and the cherry aroma is more pronounced.
Setareh from the video here. I did not know about Butterbrötchen. I will check it out. :)
@@setarehsh97 We are all hear to learn. I'm happy to share information. Her 1st name is Samira.
@@setarehsh97 And you do live in munich? I live in Tangstedt, near Pinneberg.
@@peterdoe2617 yes
love your hair :) it looks really pretty
Thanks for the honorable mention of Faloodeh. I loved it SOOOO much the one time I had a version of it and still think about it 4 years later lol
How did you find faloodeh outside Iran?!!!😅
@@mehdiyasami1864 My friends made their own version at home :) They were lucky enough to live near a supermarket that had the ingredients!
Now I need to see if there is a Persian restaurant around here because that is a cuisine I have never tried. I'm full from lunch, but watching this made me hungry. I could probably demolish a pot of that rice dish. I had never heard of barberries before finding this channel, but if they are like cranberries I would eat them, lots of them. Everything on this video sounds delicious.
LOVE the shorter hair; it's adorable! 💇🏻♀️ I'm on the wooden spoon band wagon, too. It's definitely a texture thing; I converted my 80-year-old mom to them! How about Puerto Rican cuisine? 🇵🇷
I like eating with a spork. Always eat my meals with this multicolored spork. So does my grandson!
Love the haircut on you! Also, I am so glad you liked Persian food! I am Persian American and I am a foodie (love good food of any country's). But I always say if I am stranded on an island and am given the same food for breakfast, lunch and dinner for the rest of my life, please give me Ghormeh Sabzi! All the recommendations are great. Your team did you good. The barberry rice goes so well with chicken stewed in sauteed onions and turmeric.
Beryl, you brought Pan Pals into my life during a stressful time, reminding me that making and sharing food is my place of peace.
Also your LSP earrings are so cute!!
Love the new hair! You look super cute :D Thank you for spreading all of these delicious cultural dishes with everyone and bringing us all closer together.
Your hair looks gorgeous Beryl ❤ I love the rice sticking to the pot's bottom. My dear friend from Israel was exiled from Persia, and she shared this dish with us on a Shabbat dinner.
I don't like walnuts either but Fesenjan is one of my favorite dishes! Its sweetness can vary greatly depending on the restaurant/family/region so you get what you get. I'm a bit disappointed when it's sweeter than I like but it's such an excellent flavor. I'd been planning to replicate it at home and still haven't after several years but I'm now re-inspired!
A complete episode on Persian food. I'm in love! Joojeh kebab was my favourite.. and the ice cream!
I know why it is the case, but all the guests not living in Iran but elsewhere is a bit sad. Thanks for sharing your culture with all of us! All the dishes looked so amazing, can't wait to try!
I think it's great that even if they don't live in the country, they are still connected to their culture. I don't live in the countries of my heritage but my grandmothers taught me about the food!
Setareh from the video here.
Even if Beryl's call for contribution to the episode reached the people in Iran, they wouldn't be able to contribute due to bad internet connection and RUclips being banned. It's very sad.
@@setarehsh97 RUclips maybe banned, but that alone does not stop people. I've actually come across 2 different RUclips channels by Iranians in Iran, so I'm sure there's probably multiple factors for not getting someone in Iran to send a video.
I know there were several comments for ghourmeh sabzi in your shout out for herb recipes, but it is a shame no one reached out to send you recipes! Herbs are such an important part of Persian cuisine, that whole fresh herbs are placed on the table with cheese as an appetizer/accompaniment to go with a meal. It is called sabzi khordan.
How interesting, had to google sabzi khordan. I love fresh herbs!
I'm sorry I missed this shout out!! I am an NYC based Persian and can a THOUSAND percent provide this!!
I'd love to see an exploration of your wooden spoon collection... Where you got them, what began your collection journey, and if you have ambitions to collect more! You could start a new series called Spoon Stories.
Also, thank you for sharing your culinary and cultural adventures. I find them to be really inspiring.
Live your life. Love your life, Beryl! Speaking of loving, your new hairstyle is lovely! Thanks for all you do in bringing cultures together. Thanks everybody who shared for this episode. ❤❤❤
You should do a Bengali food for both Bangladesh and West Bengal (state in India)
Omg. I cannot wait to watch this later today. It will be a great break from visiting my poor partner in the hospital. I worked at a fantastic Persian restaurant in Boston, and I go to my favorite one in Barcelona every two weeks! You are the MIlK, as we would say in Spain!
Hope you and your partner are doing fine😊 I'm so glad you like Persian food. Vamos Spain y Vamos Carlos Alcaraz😅
About the spoon: I hear ya. You got me into wooden spoons, and I love it. It IS a texture thing!! 🙈💕
For a good chunk of my childhood i grew up with a lot of Persian families connected to my family, and potlucks were a regular occurrence, meaning i was spoiled with this amazing cuisine! If you haven't tried it and get the chance, I'd encourage you to make it a top priority! 😊
Seconded! I ended up living in Iran for a few years and learned to cook most of these, I'm still making them almost 30 years later...
@@TheCagedCorvid wow, you had a much more immersive experience obviously. The Iranians I knew were just friends through my step-father, and from living in the greater DC metro area.
@JeiElRai Immersive is one word for it, I was married to an Iranian man, and I ended up kind of stuck there... I didn't think I'd ever get back to the UK, but I made the best of it, and in the end, my father in law helped me escape. He saved me and my son, but I do have some fond memories (the marriage itself not withstanding), gorgeous landscapes, architecture, some wonderfully kind people (as well as some awful ones, but that's humanity wherever you go). I treasure my experience there despite the circumstances, and it does sadden me that I can't go back.
I really love the North Iranian (Guilan) representation here. I’m from Guilan myself, and did you know that UNESCO recognized its capital, Rasht, as a creative city in gastronomy? You could do a whole episode on Guilani dishes alone.
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Haircut is beyond adorable! Great episode!
Ok unrelated to the food today but I love your new haircut!! Beautiful!! Really cute!!
Ohhhh, this episode makes me miss all the wonderful Persian restaurants in Los Angeles. Sadly, Phoenix seems devoid of this cuisine.
Everything looks perfect, Beryl, and I am glad you enjoyed it. And your hair looks fabulous, by the way!
Kashke bademjan is my favorit. A persian place near me serv it also as a main with saffron rice as a vegitarian option. Love that one
Your hair looks so cute!!! Also I love Persian culture! So excited for this ❤❤❤❤❤
Your new hairstyle is perfect, Beryl.
Beryl, you bright my day! thanks :) Cheers from Argentina. Fede
I LOVE kashk bademjan! We have a Persian restaurant where I live and I always order it as a main dish because it's SO GOOD
Thank you so much for this episode FINALLY!!! One of my grandfathers is Iranian and I have always been interested in learning more about my ancestry
What's missing from the Joojeh is the Must o khyiar (Yogurt sauce) just a small drizzle on that bite is incredible.
Love Persian food!!😋. I have a recipe for the Chicken with walnut and pomegranate, from an old recipe book of middle eastern dishes from the 1970's. But sure the recipe is much older. It's one of my favourite dishes. But my cook books are packed away since I moved last year. Good reason to get them out! 😋😂 . Beryl, your new hairstyle looks lovely ! 😁
Beryl! You are the sweetest. Just a teeny thing. Persian stews are eaten over rice. They are like curries. And I don't know what you put on Fesenjoon and ghormeh sabzi? Was it the Kashk for the soup? 😅
Thank you for trying dishes from my culture✨😌
This is consistently my favorite series you do! I love learning more about the flavors and techniques and dishes of a particular culture.
I could live on just Ghormeh Sabzi and plain white rice for the rest of my life.
Honestly, that's probably a fairly balanced diet if you add some yoghurt and a shirazi salad lol
Such an eye opening episode. Definitely trying the soup!
Absolutely recommend 👌
ahhhhhhhhhhhhh first! love you Beryl!!! Love Persian food :D
As a persian, I totally love all the choices in this episode! So glad they were represented here. If possible to eat at a restaurant and get hot tea to complete the experience too! Other suggestions: Dolma, Tahdig (this is an important part of the rice and food sharing experience), Sabzi polo, for kebabs always Chelo kebab (you need the sumac flavor), another possible vegetarian stew is Gheymeh (it is often cooked with meat but can be just with vegetables) and this is my childhood comfort, and for desert Zoolbia and Bamieh.
Can't wait to see you do Singapore food one day ❤
Another great episode! I wish we had a Persian restaurant nearby. Your blue soup bowl with a lid is a beauty. I love your new haircut - so flattering.
That rice dish looked glorious! Your hair looks cute, by the way. And I loved that the gentleman who contributed to this collab had a map of LI behind him! I’m from Babylon originally and all my siblings and I have that map and grew up in our parent’s home with one on the livingroom wall. Lol.
😂😂 I'm Brazilian and I've already made 3 of these dishes, there's one that's been on my list for a while
I made the ash reshteh today! It’s delicious, and my husband loves it!
Was waiting for this episode! Thank you so much for this! It means a lot!
Also, love your haircut ❤
That bowl you put Khoresh Fesenjan in is gorgeous.
You're eating it all wrong, girl. The zereshk-polo should go with poached chicken. The fesenjoon ghorme-sabzi should go with white rice to balance their flavours.
I'm so glad you liked the food!
I grew up with Iranian parents so this video was very fun to watch and reminded me of dinners growing up.
Fesenjan is hands down my fav./comfort food dish and make it for friends often.
LOVE Persian food
eating fermented lemon makes you a persian already. Great dishes choosen for you!!! Happy you liked it.
CUTE haircut!!
I was amazed not to see gormeh sabzi in your herb episode so I'm glad it made an appearance here! All of these looked delicious 😋
Same, I swore I saw it in the comments of a post, or I'd have recommended it myself, it's one of my absolute favourites
Everybody pay attention! Therapy has started! 😊❤
SO excited that you finally got to trying some Iranian dishes! Oh and just an FYI, the limoo amani (cooked down citrus in ghormeh sabzi) are actually dried limes, rather than fermented … or a lemon ! loved the episode