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Jun 2017
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Speak Lesson 59 | Persian Food

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In this lesson, we learn the langauge associated with one of the most important parts of Persian culture- food. We learn vocabulary for different Persian dishes, how to consume Persian food, and how to talk about it afterwards. This lesson might make you hungry, somake sure to have at least a little something to eat before listening to it! Also, here are some links to some of our favorite Perisan recipes and food blogs: 

  • Najmieh Batmanglij's recipes are amazing
  • Turmeric and Saffron is one of the best Persian food recipe blogs, with recipes for some of the foods we mentioned in the podcas
  • Ariana Bundy has amazing videos with lots of delicious Persian recipes
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