Bij Bij is not only a fun name for a dish, it is also a staple for Caspian Sea folks. People from Iran’s Mazandaran Province call this dish “Vavishka” (clearly a name that originated in Russia), but in Tehran, those who know of it call it Bij Bij. It is a comfort dish, made with…
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Omlet-e Gojeh Farangi – Tomato omelette
Want a quick, easy, and yet flavorful meal, be it breakfast, lunch, or dinner? Then Omlet-e Gojeh Farangi, the Persian tomato omelette is the answer! What we refer to as Omlet in Iran is essentially a simple, open-faced omelette with very few ingredients but with a Persian twist. Onions are slowly cooked to golden perfection…
Kuku Bademjan – Eggplant frittata with barberries
Here is another dish in the Kuku series. But this Kuku is quite special, as it highlights a vegetable that has been called the potato of Iran: none other than eggplant. Eggplant is such a unique vegetable, and – as my beloved cooking teacher would say – eggplant is a prima donna ingredient, and I…