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A Conversation About Iran Through Its Food

Women Who Travel | Condé Nast Traveler

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What Does Iranian Food Taste Like?

I didn't write a book about Iranian food to be political. I've never believed that we can solve all the world's problems by, you know, making rice and tardig. However, I think you can bring people closer to this culture through cooking. The flavors themselves, it's sour. Not the kind that makes you win sour, but the kind that excites you and brightens up your palate. It's herb filled. We cook with mountains of herbs,. People are taken aback by that when they see how many bunches of parsley and cilantro and basil and dill we buy. But herbs are used as a base, essentially as a vegetable, not as an

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