tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7883441679021307035.post6688002577227193086..comments2009-10-19T23:57:15.346-04:00Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17150744981746333959noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7883441679021307035.post-54221423646710942032009-10-19T23:57:15.346-04:002009-10-19T23:57:15.346-04:00It seems that you lost one of the most common and delicious foods in iran ... that&#39;s called &quot;ashe reshte&quot; <br />that&#39;s kind of soup with veggis. some kind of pasta tasted with fried onion , garlic , mint ... and some kind of souse ... maybe like salty yughort !<br />that&#39;s a great soup !!!bobbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18359171246599146055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7883441679021307035.post-29745627718933635202008-05-28T17:03:00.000-04:002008-05-28T17:03:00.000-04:00Speaking of foods that cross over between Persian and Indian: Whatever you do, do not try to order "kheer" at an Iranian restaurant. Ask for "sheer berenj" (literally, rice milk) instead.<BR/><BR/>My maternal grandfather and his family are from Yazd. (But they're not Parsis.)<BR/><BR/>I've never heard of a food called "beriani." Maybe it's an Esfanani thing? I'll have to ask my family about it. <BR/><BR/>Many words cross over between Hindi and Persian. For example, the name of the Indian instrument "sitar" actually means "30 strings" in Farsi. (The Persian instrument "setar," in contrast, means "three strings.")<BR/><BR/>As for Iranians looking down on Indians . . . yes, that's probably true, but keep in mind that, to some extent, many Iranians look down on pretty much *everyone*.Neemahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02946018607587309180noreply@blogger.com