This article is my attempt to introduce you to Persian cooking—the food of Iran—and give you a set of recipes to get you ...

For Yalda Night, a Persian celebration of the winter ... making them yourself), serve the dip with a traditional Iranian ...

On the winter solstice, in a tradition that goes back to around 500 B.C., Iranians stay up until dawn to see the new sun that is born in the morning; yalda means “birth” in Persian.

Erev Yalda is a new ritual that finds beautiful meaning in combining Hanukkah with the ancient Persian tradition of Yalda.

And when it comes to akbar mashti, traditional Persian ice cream ... attributes that deepen the importance of Iranian food. Most popular American treats—from hamburgers to bagels to apple ...