Wednesday, October 14, 2026
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Homemade Faloodeh Shirazi (Rosewater Granita)

By Chef Afrand Nikoukar One of the oldest Persian recipes and perhaps the first frozen dessert in history is the Iranian "Faloodeh" (a Persian granita threaded with rice noodles spiked with rose water and lime). This...
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Southern Iranian Ghalieh (Spicy HerbStew) 

by Chef Saeed Pourkay In this episode of #FarhangFlavor Farhang Foundation visits chef Saeed Pourkay. Watch Video as Chef Pourkay teach us about a southern Iranian seafood dish from the Persian Gulf region called GHALIEH MAHI,...
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Saffron-Halva Pound Cake

By Chef Nicole Dayani In this episode of #FarhangFlavor Farhang Foundation visits Chef Nicole Dayani of Nicole's Kitchen. Chef Nicole and her guest Maryam Tabatabaei, founder of Simply Sesame, prepare Chef Nicole’s original Saffron-Halva Pound Cake. Ingredients: ...
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Joojeh Nardoon (Pomegranate Chicken Kebab) 

By Chef Abed Motasemi “This chicken kebab recipe is very different, it is called pomegranate chicken kebab or JOOJEH NARDOON. The chickens are marinated in pomegranate molasses, walnuts and a bunch of fragrant veggies; a...
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Lamb Shank With Sushi Style Fava-Dill Rice & Saffron Caviar Appetizer and Main Course

By Chef Yavar Gharibi In this episode of #FarhangFlavor Farhang Foundation travels to Vancouver, British Columbia and visits private Chef Yavar Gharibi's kitchen to learn about his inventive recipe for "Baghali Polow" (Fava Bean and...
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Persian “Boloroni” Pasta

By Chef Fiona Afshar In this episode of #FarhangFlavor Farhang Foundation visits self-taught chef Fiona Afshar from Instagram's very popular page @CookingWithFiona, to learn about her original saffron “Boloroni" homemade pasta. According to Chef Fiona, "Boloroni"...
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Persian Meatball and Potato Stew  (Sar Gonjishki) 

By Chef Parisa Haghighi Ingredients: 1 pound ground beef (substitute ground turkey) 5 medium potatoes 1 small onion grated (discard extra water) 2 medium onions (for sautéing) 1.5 teaspoons of turmeric 1/4 teaspoon black pepper...
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“Koofteh Hooloo” Meatballs

By Chef Ava Izadpanah In this episode of #FarhangFlavor Farhang Foundation travels to the historic city of Shiraz in Iran to visit the founder of the Persian Culinary Tours cooking school, Ava Izadpanah. In the video...
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Magical Tahdig Art 

By Varta Melon In this episode of #FarhangFlavor Farhang Foundation travels to Chicago and visits the home kitchen of Varta Melon, who has taken the art of making "tahdig" (crispy rice) to a whole new level. ◊Recipe Ingredients (amounts...
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Pistachio Soup

By Chef Behzad Jamshidi In this episode of Farhang Foundation’s #FarhangFlavor Chef Behzad Jamshidi of Moosh NYC shares his recipe for Iranian pistachio soup (Ash-e Pesteh), a unique dish tracing back hundreds of years ◊Pistachio Soup Recipe Ingredients: 200g...