Growing up in a Persian household, I ate rice most nights. Persians typically add flavorful ingredients to their rice, such as dill, barberries or sour cherries, but my preference was (and is) plain ...

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If Oakland’s Helia Sadeghi had to eat one dish for the rest of her life, it would be crispy, buttery, comforting tahchin. In Sadeghi’s childhood home in Iran, the golden domed rice “cake” layered with ...

Tahdig, the golden, crisp-bottomed rice dish of Persian cuisine, is a showstopper at any table. With fragrant saffron, crunchy pistachios, and bursts of orange zest, it’s as flavorful as it is ...

For more than 3000 years, Persians have celebrated Norooz, meaning "new day," which marks the spring equinox and the start of the Persian New Year. It follows the Iranian secular calendar, rooted in ...

Nothing says “wow factor” more than bringing a plate of Persian rice with a crispy, buttery, saffron-­infused crust (called tahdig) to the table. There’s an ...

Persians are a people known for their rice—and that renown is well deserved. Pillowy soft grains of rice and a crunchy tahdig layer are the trademarks of Persian ...

I love crispy rice: the slowly browned disks at the bottom of Persian tahdig or Spanish paella, the breaded and fried edges of risotto balls. But what if I just want the rice-crispiness without the ...

In contemporary Iran, rice is served at almost every meal. But it hasn’t always been that way. Years ago, rice was considered a luxury ingredient served only at important gatherings and feasts. Its ...

As if you needed another reason to become obsessed with Our Place, the chic kitchenware brand has released new cookware specifically designed to make the perfect tahdig. Tahdig is a traditional ...