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Saffron: A Precious, Fragrant, and Ancient Spice
As one of the oldest and most expensive spices in the world, saffron is a culinary ingredient with a bold, golden-yellow hue and a savory-sweet smell that envelops your senses all at once.
First cultivated and used by the Ancient Greeks, saffron is the thread-like stigmas from the center of the saffron crocus flower. Commercially grown in India, Iran, Greece, and Morocco, saffron is quite the expensive delicacy. In fact, truly good saffron can cost thousands of dollars by the pound!
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IngredientsIn Loving Memory of Mike Daryoush
Today would have been our founder, Mike Daryoush’s 67th birthday. Mr. Mike passed away last year but his dream lives on through Moby Dick House of Kabob. Happy birthday Mr. Mike and thank you for all that you’ve done.
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NewsSeer Torshi
In America, a side dish of marinated garlic cloves might seem a little unusual, but in Persian cuisine, it’s a classic!
Seer torshi (pronounced tor – shee) means “garlic preserved in vinegar.” And that’s basically what it is! Garlic marinated in salt and vinegar until the garlic is tender and sweet.
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MenuClassic Must-o-Mooseer
One of our favorite snacks is the traditional Persian must-o-mooseer (pronounced must-o-moo-sear).
This tasty yogurt dip is a staple of Persian cooking, and it’s actually really simple to make.
Known as “Must-o-Mooseer yogurt with a hair of garlic” in Farsi, the name comes from its two main ingredients — yogurt and Persian shallots.
Culturally, yogurt is a huge part of the of cooking in the region. There is a legend that thousands of years ago,
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MenuHoliday Catering
The very thought of hosting a holiday party can be an incredible source of stress. Between the food, the decorations, the entertainment, there’s just so much to do! So, instead of wrestling with all those obligations at once, consider catering your holiday celebration.
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CateringHappy National Baklava Day!
Around here, November 17th is a special day —it’s National Baklava Day! For those who don’t know, baklava is a delicious, sweet dessert that’s popular in Persian cuisine.
Open Flame — The “Secret” Ingredient
Cooking over an open fire is a tradition in virtually every culture. From Japan’s hibachi to Argentina’s Asado, different civilizations have developed their own unique relationships with open flame cooking. This method of cooking allows for a smoky complexity of flavor to seep into your food –the kind of taste you can’t get from other methods like stove top or oven baking.
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IngredientsHomemade Doogh
In America, yogurt-based drinks aren’t very common. But in the Middle East, Eastern Europe, and the Indian subcontinent, creamy yogurt drinks are a way of life.
In India, they drink lassi, often sweetened with fruit. And in Russia, they drink fermented kefir.
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MenuBasmati Rice: Persian Perfection
If you’ve ever had the rice we serve here at Moby Dick House of Kabob, you may wonder why it tastes so different from the kind of rice you cook at home.
The answer actually isn’t a secret —it’s because we use basmati rice.
