Recipes, traditions, and stories celebrating Persian heritage, family culture and cuisine.
April is unpredictable April, one day, it’s crisp and tentative, teasing us with longer daylight and warmth; the next, it’s unpredictable, splashing rain across your windscreen while the sun peeks from behind clouds. It brings the promise of renewal, a…
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There’s a quiet delight to Shab-e Yalda, the longest night of the year. History, poetry, and just enough magic conspire to make the world pause. After a year of juggling relentless deadlines, the constant ping of emails, and school runs,…
View PostLast night we celebrated Nowruz (Persian New Year) with friends, food, and a slightly-too-late bedtime. Their beautiful new house glowed, candles flickered, and the conversation turned into a history lesson about family traditions which made us think: “Wait, why do…
View PostHeartwarming Persian Nicknames for Your Baby Welcoming a new baby into the world is a beautiful experience, and what better way to celebrate than by showering them with uniquely Persian terms of endearment? In Persian culture, affectionate nicknames go beyond…
View PostThe winter solstice arrived, bringing the longest night of the year and, with it, Shab-e-Yalda. An ancient Persian tradition marking light’s victory over darkness, it sounds lofty in theory. At my house, it’s more accurate to say it’s a marathon…
View PostConfession: I’m a little superstitious, and celebrating Persian traditions like Nowruz and Sizdah Bedar in the UK is therapy when we don’t get to see family. After a rather muted pandemic year, we were determined to bring our Persian customs…
View PostEvery year, as spring arrives, I find myself wrestling with the Sofreh Haft Sin, our Persian New Year table. For the uninitiated, Nowruz (“No-rooz”) marks the first day of spring and the start of the Persian calendar. And the Sofreh…
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