In Episode #38, co-hosts Beata and Bita talk about a single ingredient Persian snack called lavashak.  Lavashak is Farsi for fruit leather (or fruit roll-ups) and is traditionally made from scratch. It is also available from Middle Eastern/international markets or from visitors bringing it over from Iran.   Most common single ingredient lavashak (fruit leather) flavors:   Plum (or sour green plum, in Farsi gojeh sabz) Cherry or sour cherry Apricot Any stone fruit Variations include tangerine, blueberry, and fruit combos   How to make traditional lavashak from scratch or home made: Use any stone fruit Add to a pot and cook down until soft and mushy Strain off the pits and the skin of the fruit Spread the cooked and strained pulp of the fruit in either sheet pans or plates Sun dry Carefully peel off the tray or plate using a knife to lift up the edges Lay onto parchment paper or plastic wrap to either cut into strips or to roll up   Modern forms and methods: In candy shape and size  Dried in a dehydrator Dissolved into stews or on top of meats as a sort of fruit bouillon!   Ways to enjoy lavashak Plain With salt   Ask the Beats! Bita and Beata are ready to field any questions and to explore special topics of interest to you.  Simply email them at [email protected] or message them through Instagram @modernpersianfood   Resources and recipes from this episode:   All Modern Persian Food episodes can be found at: https://modernpersianfood.com/episodes/ Co-host Beata Nazem Kelley blog: https://beatseats.com Co-host Bita Arabian blog: https://ovenhug.com   Podcast production by Alvarez Audio

Welcome to the third episode of the Modern Persian Food podcast! Co-hosts Bita and Beata have a thorough conversation all around rice.  The duo touches on rice history, types of rice, cooking it, personal favorites, and of course tahdig! (note: Tahdig can also be spelled Tadig, or tadeeg) Use long-grain, white basmati rice to make Persian Rice Cooking/Preparing rice Plain white rice | Chelo - often served with kababs Layering parboiled rice with other ingredients for Persian Mixed Rice Dishes | Polo Baked | Tahcheen Special Steps/Techniques Rinsing, soaking, salt the water, and add oil Using a rice cooker Tea towel wrapped lid of rice pot or rice cooker Damkonee - a bonnet for the lid Tahcheen - baked rice dish Tahdig | Persian bottom of the rice pot - rice, bread or potato  Spelling variations include: Tadig and Tadeeg Modern Tahdig - with tortilla, with pasta (‘macoroni’) Persian Jeweled Rice -A beautiful layered rice dish/a celebration rice Shirin Polo (sweet rice) - a Beats cheat:  use orange marmalade Albaloo Polo (cherry rice) - another Beats cheat - make it using sour cherry jam Adas Polo Reshteh Polo “Ask the Beats” - Question:  from Trish in Menlo Park, What is your Go-to dish - Tahcheen and Lubia Polo Email [email protected] to be featured in a future episode   Recipe links from this episode: Rice: Bita’s recipe How to Prepare Persian Rice in a Rice Cooker (with bit on saffron) Bita’s recipe: How to Parboiling Rice; Bita’s Youtube video for How to Parboil Rice Adas Polo  Bita’s recipe:  Adas Polo | Persian Lentil and Date Rice;   Bita’s Youtube video for Persian Lentil and Rice | Adas Polo Tacheen Bita’s recipe:  Tahcheen | Baked Persian Chicken and Rice Casserole Beata’s recipe: Giti Joon's Famous Tacheen Recipe   Lubia Polo Bita’s recipe: Loobia Polo | Persian Rice with Green Beans Beata’s recipe: Lubia Polo for the Persian New Year Sezdeh be Dar Picnic Podcast Production by Alvarez Audio

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