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Rice, Iranian style
For the staunch feminists out there, do not read on
By Sally Amir
August 26, 1999
The Iranian
Ingredients
- 1 large sac Basmati long grain rice
- 1 glass oil
- 1 large family spread well across the world
- 1 Iranian husband
- A sprinkling of humor and tolerance and a kilo of pragmatism
- Salt
- Water
- Saffron (preferably purchased in Iran by concerned mother-in-law who
is unsure whether son is ever fed anything, let alone rice the way she
cooks it)
For me, having an Iranian husband means cooking rice every night no
matter what my day has been like. Dinner without polo is not dinner. Rice
cooked in a rice cooker or in a way other than the proper way, is not good
enough ... GO
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Realist
I believe strongly in my rights as a woman but I am also a realist and
married to an Iranian who loves his rice to boot. The only time he ever
cooked for me was when he was trying to convince me that marriage was a
good thing. I was in my early twenties and still believed that one day I
could change the world.
-- Sally Azarmi
"Rice,
Iranian style"
The Iranian
August 26, 1999
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