tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378687839405064553.post3552173226728550180..comments2023-10-02T16:29:40.087+01:00Comments on neo-resistance: (What is) "Zereshk"? (click on photos)Najhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17728668942925956610noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378687839405064553.post-31014086846693828552008-12-24T22:02:00.000+00:002008-12-24T22:02:00.000+00:00Dear Naj,that's very kind and gracious coming ...Dear Naj,<BR/><BR/>that's very kind and gracious coming from you, and you remembered my wife's genealogy!<BR/><BR/>Serious question--is there something I may wish you in return? Most cultures do something momentous to commemorate the season, please pardon my ignorance of Persian tradition, but I would like to know.<BR/><BR/>PS--re: Princeton, I used to commute thru Manhattan to MorristownMarcLordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17036432624426967890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378687839405064553.post-86170850309872719102008-12-24T18:28:00.000+00:002008-12-24T18:28:00.000+00:00Naj...Merry Christmas and Happy New Year or any ot...Naj...<BR/><BR/>Merry Christmas and Happy New Year or any other Holidays you follow to you and all your loved ones.<BR/><BR/>May the New Year be filled with nothing but love and joy for you and yours.<BR/><BR/>God Bless.Anon-Paranoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16689838429335195289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378687839405064553.post-16219805685243121362008-12-21T22:03:00.000+00:002008-12-21T22:03:00.000+00:00Hi Naj,Is zerenshk the same as barberry?I would li...Hi Naj,<BR/>Is zerenshk the same as barberry?<BR/>I would like to try it but would need an English reference.<BR/>I use saffron all the time in rice dishes. I thought it was the stamen of a spring flower, which explains its price--someone has to pick those little dillys out of there!. Who was the first to sample flower parts to come up with this beauty I wonder?goatmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02317617928368945316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378687839405064553.post-25273571077705560172008-12-15T06:08:00.000+00:002008-12-15T06:08:00.000+00:00Hi honey. Gail has it right. Your site is so bea...Hi honey. Gail has it right. Your site is so beautiful. I'm betting it mirrors your own beauty.<BR/><BR/>And cooking with saffron is like cooking with gold.Utah Savagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16385093247915560752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378687839405064553.post-82572240724862218242008-12-06T20:42:00.000+00:002008-12-06T20:42:00.000+00:00YEs Saffron IS expensive, even in Iran!And Iranian...YEs Saffron IS expensive, even in Iran!<BR/><BR/>And Iranian Saffron is the BEST! The Spanish one is not nearly as aromatic as the Iranian one :)<BR/><BR/>I usually bring these 1gm/$1-3 dollar little souvenirs when I come back from visiting to Iran.<BR/><BR/>To use saffrom "economically" it must be ground. to grind it efficiently, you should put a little chunk of cube sugar ... once it's a soft Najhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17728668942925956610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378687839405064553.post-66073651713725674252008-12-06T20:36:00.000+00:002008-12-06T20:36:00.000+00:00Oh my god, do you know how expensive saffron is he...Oh my god, do you know how expensive saffron is here? It's twelve hundred dollars a pound. At the grocery store enough to use it 4 times was 12 dollars. I smoked for so long that I don't taste as well as I used to. I like strong spices--Greek food, (Kurdish grapeleaves are better than Greek ones) Mexican food, Chinese, Thai, Indian, even some soul or Creole, Italian if it's not too carb ladennunyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08833886980442919570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378687839405064553.post-26323298169904249242008-12-06T17:14:00.000+00:002008-12-06T17:14:00.000+00:00Hi Naj-Your photos are breath taking and your writ...Hi Naj-<BR/><BR/>Your photos are breath taking and your writings so informative. The faces and natural capture of their intent is fascinating.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for these.<BR/><BR/>Gail<BR/>peace.....Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11337675996256691215noreply@blogger.com