More Tehran: The Food, Etc
The food. Mmmmm. Boy was the food good in Iran. From the plethora of bakeries and pastry shops to restaurants and cafes, food and eating was a central part of my trip. Come to think about it, food and eating is a central part of life in Iran in general. Life sort of revolves around it. This picture here is from a small mehmooni (casual Iranian gathering of friends and family) held for no special occasion at my dad’s cousins’ house.
This delicious little treat awaited me at the end of a hike through one of Tehran’s most famous parks: Park-eh Jamshideyeh. It is a beautiful park that fools you into thinking you have traveled hundreds of miles outside of the dense urban center of Tehran into an area resembling Yosemite. Except it is spotted with these little restaurants that look like cabins from the outside. Inside they are cooking up a storm.
Freshly baked bread everywhere in Tehran. EVERYWHERE. Whereas we here in the U.S tend to swoon at the sight of a real bakery, in Iran it is a way of life. Every morning my grandma would send me off to buy some Noon-Lavash or Noon-Barbari while she prepared the tea. Little holes in the wall all up and down her street would sell a particular type of bread. Fresh off the rack. It was so hot I would sort of toss the bread from one hand to the other to avoid getting burned. Our breakfast would typically be the bread, some butter and some home made jam. And of course like 8 cups of chai. As if to compensate for the elaborateness of lunch and dinner, breakfast in Iran tends to be sort of simple and dull.
This is the best asheh-reshteh I’ve ever had in my entire life. For those of you who don’t know what this is, it is a soup. Thats all I know and care to know. Its just delicious. A delicate balance between spicy and savory. This is at the King Abbas Hotel in Isfahan, which I will mention again later. I’m done writing for now, getting hungry. Bout to throw in a hot pocket.
Tags: iran, persian food, travel
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March 3, 2011 at 1:50 am
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January 7, 2012 at 9:28 am
as an tehrani citizen I very much enjoyed the way u described everyday life in tehran. i sometimes forget the good things i like about iranian life style. u put it on in an interesting way.tnx
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