Persian food ROCKS

[Zomby Woof]

Nini took me to one of her favorite places in L.A., near where she used to work until last year. A fantastic little joint called Pars. She had the Shish Kabob and I had the Lamb Paredhe, a New Zealand rack of lamb to die for, both dishes serves wih saffron-infused rice. Not a hint of gaminess in the lamb either. Nini loathes lamb, but when she tried a bite she even admitted it was good. (I love lamb, but will admit that it can be really bad at times - especially American lamb).

The hummus appetizer was orgasmic, and of course, it isn't Persian food without the raw onion served with the bread. :9

I love. Persian. Food. How about you?

[GOPisEvil]

1. I enjoy Persian food too.

We have a place called Alborz here. They have a really tasty buffet for lunch. :9

[Zomby Woof]

9. We'll take you out when you're back

Som L.A. international cuisine is in order. :D

[GOPisEvil]

27. I need to get to Tommy's too.

International cuisine has its place, but so does a good chili burger! :D

[Zomby Woof]

29. True!!!

But what doesn't have its place is that apostrophe in your "its". :P

[GOPisEvil]

30. D'oh! Thanks!

My brain is mush, I've been reading legal crapola all day. :crazy:

[Radical Activist]

2. Absolutely

Most places where I've lived have had to call themselves Greek or Mediterranean restaurants to cater to the close-minded. I think its the most appetizing way to eat vegetarian.

[Zomby Woof]

14. They have a very vegetarian-friendly menu

Definitely a good alternative to the usual fare. :-)

[ScreamingMeemie]

3. How come you guys never ask me along...I mean Chicago

isn't really that far...

...is nini sick of me yet? :rofl:

That does sound delicious! :hi:

[Zomby Woof]

5. "Har har har!"

Quoth Nini. ;-)

It was BEAUTIFUL in L.A. today. Some rain cleared the air completely overnight, and the skyline was crystal clear from great distances. The rain clouds over the mountains are expected to dust about 7 inches of snow on them tonight.

It was a brisk 55 today! :scared: :hi: :D :loveya:

[ScreamingMeemie]

8. It was 12 here...

...It could have been worse. At least the sun was shining. :loveya: I was just clearing out my voice mail today and got nini's message again and it made me laugh. Tell her thanks, that I really needed the laugh. :hug:

[Zomby Woof]

12. hehehe

:P

[AirmensMom]

4. I haven't had it.

But it sounds divine!

Hi, Woof! :hi: :hug:

[Zomby Woof]

6. Hey AM!

If you love garlic, paprika, and tender, well-seasoned meat, saffron rice, and grilled veggies, you would love it!

The waiter was a hoot. The Iranian people love to party and are very gracious hosts. I worry about what the American Morons of Middle America will do if we go to war with their mother country, that is, if they ever figure out Iran was once Persia. :hi:

[AirmensMom]

18. I like all those things.

:bounce:

I used to work with a wonderful Iranian man. He was SO sweet. If I wasn't married .... well, anyway, I worry, too.

:hi:

[jus_the_facts]

7. Never had any....do they put curry in everything?

...I cannot STAND curry...m'mom used to make a curried fruit dish and the smell made me nauseous...every.single.time!!! x(


:hi: :loveya:

[Zomby Woof]

10. That's Indian food

The Persians love garlic and paprika. If you liek rice pilaf for example, you would probably like this. :-) :loveya:

[jus_the_facts]

20. Ahh gottcha....yeah I definitely love garlic and paprika.....

....garlic is part of the southern quadrangle o'cookin'...onion..bellpepper..celery and LOTSA garlic!!! :9 :9

[Zomby Woof]

21. Persian food is rife with onion and bell peppers too!

When they serve the flat bread, they provide a plate with butter and a raw onion. :9 The Iranians value the health benefits of eating raw onions every day. :D

[jus_the_facts]

25. Are the onions sweet...I can only eat vidalia or purple onion raw...

...sounds like a place I'd like to go eat though...so long as it's not SUSHI! :puke: :evilgrin:

[Zomby Woof]

26. They're almost as sweet as me

:evilgrin:

You should see if you can try a Walla Walla sweet onion sometime, if you can get them down there. They are the BEST sweet onions ever!

[jus_the_facts]

28. hehehe.....

....then they'd be quite sweet indeed!! :loveya:

[kedrys]

11. Had some last week

One of my friends at work lived in Dubai for a while and has a hyper-sensitive good Persian food detector. She drove, we ate. It was beyond great. :)

[Zomby Woof]

13. Sounds like a good system!

:hi: We need naps now, lol.

[kedrys]

23. Tonight was steak, baked potatoes, and garlic bread

Definitely time for a nap. :D :hi:

On edit: credit where credit is due - the s.o. cooks a mean steak. :loveya:

[sasquatch]

15. Did you know that racially Iranians are white?

[Maddy McCall]

17. Do you mean "Aryan?"

:shrug:

[Zomby Woof]

24. I am having trouble...

Discerning the relevance of the post myself, but what the hell... ;-)

[Benfea]

31. No, "caucasians"

Anthropologists classify Middle Easterners as caucasian.

Dunno what relevance that point has to the original post, however.

[sasquatch]

33. I don't like the word "Aryan"

Gives me too many images of a angry little Austrian.

[Maddy McCall]

16. AAARGH! Get away from me!!! You are the antichrist!

LOL.

In my small rural hometown, we just got our first Mexican restaurant a year ago (and it sucks so badly, compared to the ones in Texas). But a Persian restaurant? I can't even imagine one being here--or even in the large university city in which I work. The good Republican Baptists just wouldn't like that.

Only godless commies eat at those Persian Saddam Osama restaurants, and that's why we'll never get one here in the rhinestone on the buckle of the bible belt.

;-) :hi:

[Zomby Woof]

19. snarf!

Oh, I know! Which is why urban living has its upside... yeah, we have sprawl, traffic, crime, and other problems, but when you balance that out with the diversity of food, art, and music, it makes it worthwhile.

Of course, there is something to be said for holing up in the woods in a cabin too, but that is what retirement is for. :D

[Maddy McCall]

22. I know! I need to get out of these woods!

The only respite is spending a couple of evenings at the firehouse. Sad, my life. :D

[Benfea]

32. Well, here in Chicago...

…we have three Ethiopian restaurants last time I checked, so you can imagine the variety of ethnic restaurants available.

I haven't tried Persian yet, but I loooooove Lebanese.

[terrya]

35. One excellent Ethiopian restaurant on Broadway, near Granville.

It's near me. Great, great food. :thumbsup:

[Ellen Forradalom]

40. Reza's on Ontario

is dependably good Persian food. I love the rice with dill. Give it a whirl some time.

[Kat45]

34. There are two specifically Persia restaurants in my town, along

with a bunch of other Middle Eastern ones. I've never had Persian food. I saw that you just mentioned garlic--I can't eat garlic, so I probably wouldn't be able to eat Persian food. :shrug:

[hunter]

36. You are a Traitor to America!

Patriots do not eat at those sorts of places!

My God, Man, don't they have a Denny's in your town?



Country-Fried Steak
Two golden-fried chopped beef steaks smothered in rich country gravy.
Served with your choice of two sides and dinner bread.

:patriot: :patriot: :patriot:

[Benfea]

37. You know? I wanted to like it. I really did.

It shounds so good, but for some reason the actual thing proved disappointing.

Biscuits and gravy on the other hand…

*attempts to mop up the growing pool of drool on the floor*

[KamaAina]

38. I loves me some "Freedom Food"!

or it sounds like I would, anyway: we're doing well enough out here to have any Middle Eastern at all (two joints at last count, a 100% increase over last year!).

[Ellen Forradalom]

39. Oh hell yeah!

Especially if they do lamb right! When lamb is bad, it's just plain rank. (I didn't know "gamy" was the word.)

You'll have to take me there, too :-)

[SoCalDem]

41. Not Persian, but Kibbeh is to die for

When I was a travel consultant, a Lebanese client used to bring these to me at my office. This was during the siege of Beirut, and the dear littlke man was trying desperately to get his 90 yr old Mom out.. Every few days he would stop in and have me check on the possibilities.. When I left the agency and moved, he was still trying..

anyway, he always felt guilty "wasting my time", so he would come in with a paper bag of these for the whole office to munch on..
I don;t know what was in them, but they tasted sooooo good .





edit..found a recipe:
http://forums.egullet.org/index.php?showtopic=28480&view=findpost&p=390820

[clyrc]

42. The Iranian food in the UAE is fabulous

and you can get the good stuff cheap, too. Last Ramadan the university I live on had an Iranian restaurant come on campus to serve food for iftar, and I went at least twice a week to get it. I loved the Harissa and the duck, and other dishes I don't know the name of. For about six dollars you could get your fill of the stuff, with dessert and a drink included.

It's a good reason for this non=Muslim to look forward to Ramadan this year!