A Conversation with Naz Deravian

About this episode

Saman Askari interviews Naz Deravian about her journey in the culinary world and the intricacies of Persian cuisine.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I speak with Naz Deravian, a cookbook author and Persian food expert. Naz and I discuss her background, her transition into the culinary world, the magic of tahdig and Iranian rice, regional varieties and diversity of Iranian cuisine, spiciness of Persian food or rather the lack thereof and of course kabab! As a warning, you’re going to get really really hungry if you already aren’t! Support the show

People in this episode

Host: Saman Askari

Guest: Naz Deravian

Topics covered

• Persian cuisine
• culinary transition
• Iranian food diversity
• tahdig
• kabab

Keywords

• Naz Deravian
• Persian food
• tahdig
• Iranian cuisine
• kabab
• cookbook author
• culinary expert

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: cookbook

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