The baking of sangak is a labor-intensive process, traditionally done on a bed of small pebbles in a stone oven. This method ...

It doesn’t take long to get a feel for the humor of Jayson and Jaymes Khademi, brothers and owners of Saffron JAK, the flatbread pizza food truck and now Persian bakery/café in North Phoenix. The JAK ...

Makes approximately 2 dozen 3- to 4-inch square thin flatbreads. These breads are more like cookies than flatbreads, but they are so simple and delicious we had to include them. They are made with ...

Originally published in 2015, “History of Bread in Iran” has been published by Iranshenasi Publishing in Tehran. Another Persian translation of the book by Abdolmajid Zavvari, Ehsan Alaipur and Mahmud ...

Flatbreads like pita and naan have reigned supreme in the Middle East and South Asia for thousands of years, enjoyed as accompaniments to all sorts of tasty meals. Over time, these two foods have ...

Say “Persian,” and I tend to think carpets, not cuisine. But for a change of pace that costs just the loose change from your pocket, Hafez may have something to lure one’s thinking in another ...

Afkar is the publisher of the book translated by Reza Eskandari. The fourth in AK Press’ “Working Classics” series, “The Conquest of Bread” is Kropotkin’s most extensive study of human needs and his ...

The joyous festival of Purim, which begins Saturday night, commemorates the deliverance of the Jews of ancient Persia from danger. So why not celebrate with a menu that honors that? Persian cooking ...

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. No dinner in an Iranian household is complete without polo, or rice. And no pot of polo is complete ...