TASTE OF PERSIA

The Persian philosophy of food also indicates that to maintain a balanced diet ‘hot’ and ‘cold’ foods are eaten together. This is still widely adhered to. Yogurt, cheese, radishes and fresh green herbs are all ‘cold’ and are as common on Persian tables as salt and pepper is in the West. They act as a balance to meats and sweet dishes, which are both ‘hot’. The origins of many dishes are shrouded in its long history of more than three thousand years.