Last night I had a Persian dinner... - GoFuckYourself.com

Sly · 07-25-2005, 04:13 PM

I have a friend who's family is from Iran. My friends sister was in town visiting so her family through a big dinner party. Aunts, uncles, cousins, family friends, the whole shabang. Probably about 30-35 people were there for dinner, all Persian.

I have never felt so out of place in my life, lol. It wasn't because I'm white, it was because everyone was speaking Farci (sp?) but me. A third of the people there didn't know English, including the little kids.

Anyway, we had chafron (sp?) chicken and chafron (again, sp?) rice and holy shit was that good. There were these little berries in the rice that were sort of bitter, they were very tasty.

I grew up on meat and potatoes but lately have been trying all sorts of new stuff. All VERY good, but nothing beats my meat and 'taters. :-)

Zebra · 07-25-2005, 04:16 PM

Nothing beats your meat?

Sounds like you are talking about saffron chicken. Good stuff!

After Shock Media · 07-25-2005, 04:16 PM

Saffron is the word you were attempting.

NoComments · 07-25-2005, 04:17 PM

Goos for you....the Persian restaurant we went in Amsterdam wasn't that good. I like Persian food, but only if it's prepared by natives FOR the natives,
like yours was.

Sly · 07-25-2005, 04:18 PM

I've never tasted zebra. Any good?

Zebra · 07-25-2005, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Sly

I've never tasted zebra. Any good?

Depends on if you get the white or the black meat.

sonofsam · 07-25-2005, 04:19 PM

little red bitter things on the rice?

Sly · 07-25-2005, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by sonofsam

little red bitter things on the rice?

Some kind of berry from the Mediterranean. I have no idea what its called. I couldn't understand anything, haha.

After Shock Media · 07-25-2005, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Sly

Some kind of berry from the Mediterranean. I have no idea what its called. I couldn't understand anything, haha.

Hmm its the center of the spice world so that means litterally any berry.
Could be juniper, cappers, funegreek (thats sweet though), or many others.

KRosh · 07-25-2005, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by sonofsam

little red bitter things on the rice?

dude it's
zereshk

VIPimp · 07-25-2005, 04:26 PM

persian food is great... Sly did you hook up with a kuni there?

KRosh · 07-25-2005, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by After Shock Media

Hmm its the center of the spice world so that means litterally any berry.
Could be juniper, cappers, funegreek (thats sweet though), or many others.

Dried Barberries

Sly · 07-25-2005, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by VIPimp

persian food is great... Sly did you hook up with a kuni there?

I asked if you were coming but they had no idea who you were. WTF?

VIPimp · 07-25-2005, 04:32 PM

hhahahaha

sonofsam · 07-25-2005, 04:33 PM

hahahhahha

Abyss_Vee · 07-25-2005, 04:36 PM

if u havnt had ghorme sabzy,, u r missin out hehe

FTVGirls · 07-25-2005, 04:36 PM

The berries are called 'zereshk' in Persian. The only place I know where they actually get harvested is from small bushes in the mountainous regions of Iran. Been there...

Persian food is very well prepared, and relies on quality of food over overdone spices and sauces to mask bad quality (ie. Chinese Food).

DateDoc · 07-25-2005, 04:42 PM

little red dingleberries in the rice? WTF????

Just kidding a good friend of my parents is from Iran. Awesome food!

sonofsam · 07-25-2005, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by BusterPorn

Just kidding a good friend of my parents is from Iran.

dude, that pretty much makes you 100% persian!

sniperwolf · 07-25-2005, 05:08 PM

hmm... interesting food.. I ahen't tried persian yet

Bama · 07-25-2005, 06:46 PM

Does dinner with Persian Kitty count as having a persian dinner? <EG>

Tango · 07-25-2005, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by KRosh

dude it's
zereshk

trust KRosh - he knows this type of food better than almost anyone on GFY

FTVGirls · 07-25-2005, 07:05 PM

Hey Krosh, I'm assuming your persian name is Kurosh?

Sami · 07-25-2005, 07:13 PM

You guys need to try out ...

Chelo kabab with butter and doogh for drink

w00t ..

sonofsam · 07-25-2005, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Sami

You guys need to try out ...

Chelo kabab with butter and doogh for drink

w00t ..

Now that is some kick ass food! or joojeh kabob mmmmmmmmmmmmmm

KRosh · 07-25-2005, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by FTVGirls

Hey Krosh, I'm assuming your persian name is Kurosh?

Yes it is... I am friends with your Business partner Chris

He told me about you. I would like to meet you someday

iwantchixx · 07-25-2005, 07:30 PM

I tried Pho the other day.. weird. Not crazy about it. but maybe it was bad Pho?

sonofsam · 07-25-2005, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by iwantchixx

I tried Pho the other day.. weird. Not crazy about it. but maybe it was bad Pho?

its somewhat of an aquired taste... it will be okay the first time... and then second time will be a bit better, then in a couple days or so you'll start to crave it...

BlueDesignStudios · 07-25-2005, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by sonofsam

its somewhat of an aquired taste... it will be okay the first time... and then second time will be a bit better, then in a couple days or so you'll start to crave it...

yeah what he said - first time I had it I was like.. boring / crap - now I eat it at least once a week, it really grows on you and then you get hooked eventually

PixeLs · 07-25-2005, 08:20 PM

I'm not familiar with Persian food. Anyway, good thing you deal with Persians well.. ;)

07-25-2005, 04:13 PM	#1
Sly Let's do some business! Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 31,329	Last night I had a Persian dinner... I have a friend who's family is from Iran. My friends sister was in town visiting so her family through a big dinner party. Aunts, uncles, cousins, family friends, the whole shabang. Probably about 30-35 people were there for dinner, all Persian. I have never felt so out of place in my life, lol. It wasn't because I'm white, it was because everyone was speaking Farci (sp?) but me. A third of the people there didn't know English, including the little kids. Anyway, we had chafron (sp?) chicken and chafron (again, sp?) rice and holy shit was that good. There were these little berries in the rice that were sort of bitter, they were very tasty. I grew up on meat and potatoes but lately have been trying all sorts of new stuff. All VERY good, but nothing beats my meat and 'taters. :-) __________________ Vacares - Web Hosting, Domains, O365, Security & More - Paxum and BTC Accepted Windows VPS now available Great for TSS, Nifty Stats, remote work, virtual assistants, etc. Click here for more details.

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VIPimp Marina WILL have my babies! Industry Role: Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 9,234	persian food is great... Sly did you hook up with a kuni there?

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FTVGirls So Fucking Banned Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Phoenix AZ Posts: 1,052	The berries are called 'zereshk' in Persian. The only place I know where they actually get harvested is from small bushes in the mountainous regions of Iran. Been there... Persian food is very well prepared, and relies on quality of food over overdone spices and sauces to mask bad quality (ie. Chinese Food).

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DateDoc Outside looking in. Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: To Hell You Ride Posts: 14,243	little red dingleberries in the rice? WTF???? Just kidding a good friend of my parents is from Iran. Awesome food! __________________

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Bama Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Redmond, WA Posts: 2,727	Does dinner with Persian Kitty count as having a persian dinner? <EG>

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PixeLs Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 11,922	I'm not familiar with Persian food. Anyway, good thing you deal with Persians well.. ;) __________________ Make money on any traffic. Bi-weekly payments with no hold.