Appetizers
Panir or goat's cheese is an extremely delicious cheese, which the Persians habitually eat. If you walk down the avenue in Tehran during lunch hour, you will find the mason, and cobbler, the shopkeeper – everybody – eating bread and cheese.
Rice Dishes
The preparation of polo is indeed an art and the Persians are considered the connoisseurs of this art. Persians consider polo as the essence of an exquisite dinner. This colorful and exotic dish is topped with syrupy sour cherries. It's particularly good when chicken is included
Meat
Kabob is the Persian word for meat or fowl cooked over a charcoal fire. There delicious strips of charcoal broiled ground meat are served with a snowy mound of rice topped with saffron.
Poultry and Fish
Cornish hen marinated in an original recipe, crisp edged and juicy is served in big chunks, on the bone, with rice. "Wonderful" is the way it has been described.
Desserts
Baklava is considered the grandest of all pastries. It is light, crisp and delicate. This pastry is present at every party and is served on every occasion. The small diamond shapes of buttery, crumbly dough filled with walnuts or pistachios and topped with rose water or honey is a delightful way to end a meal. The taste of baklava will please you
Beverages
Tea is the national drink of Persia and as soon as visitors step over the threshold, a small glass of tea with three lumps of sugar and a teaspoon are handed to them. Persians serve tea in a glass in order to be able to appreciate its color.
What kind of fish is served with green salad?
Daily fresh fish marinated and broiled, with a skewer of whole tomatoes and seasonal vegetables, served with Green Salad and Basmati rice Fish may be Lake Superior White Fish or Salmon
What is the best salad to serve with Basmati rice?
Fresh green onions, cilantro, parsley, baby dill, and garlic baked with Basmati rice, served with sautéed filet of fresh Lake Superior White Fish or Salmon and Green Salad (Fish may be broiled upon request)
