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"I am fortunate to work at a place where the manager of the cafeteria is a Moroccan native. Our mutual love of food has resulted in endless exchange of recipes, spices and samplings. (Indeed, some of the items now served in the cafeteria are recipes from this site.) One one occasion, I was lucky enough to be able to share in the lunch he prepared..."

Ingredients: chives, pepper, eggs...

"I like to add in a pinch of cayenne pepper and saffron also but that is optional, this is very good! :)"

Ingredients: cinnamon, garlic...

"I had this marvelous dish in a Mediterranean Cafe. The fragrance is wonderful and the taste sublime. There has been quite a bit of discussion on this recipe. I would like to clarify that I have had this dish only twice at one restaurant and that I have never actually made the dish. I enjoyed it so much I searched and found this recipe online, it is..."

Ingredients: cinnamon, pepper, poultry...

"While this seems unusual, I am told it is common in Iranian (Persian) households. I got the recipe from a young Iranian girl I worked with years ago; the recipe is from her mother. The one time I made it, it fell apart; I hope you have better luck!"

Ingredients: long grain rice, potatoes...

"I got this recipe from my upstairs neighbor who is Persian and always has the most wonderful smells coming out of her house."

Ingredients: cinnamon, margarine, oil...

"An Iranian omelet made with greens. May be halved. If you just slice the lettuce thinly, it can then be pulled apart into strips."

Ingredients: chives, cilantro, pepper...

"This is thought to be an aphrodisiac."

Ingredients: rose water, green cardamom pods...

"This is an authentic recipe for the traditional style of coffee that is drunk in Bahrain. The key to a great cup of coffee is the ground coffee - if you can get Gulf Coffee then do so. Gulf Coffee is light / medium roasted beans which are then ground with cardamom & saffron. If you can't get Gulf Coffee then use a coffee which is as lightly..."

Ingredients: coffee, ground cardamom...

Ingredients: couscous, garlic, olive oil...

"This is one of the most amazing dishes I've ever eaten. Rich and savory!"

Ingredients: dried dill weed, soy yogurt...

"A lovely, healthy, Persian dish, which can easily be made with cuts of beef. Try it in place of your usual stew some evening! :)"

Ingredients: fresh ground black pepper, lamb shoulder...

"This is my daughter Nomi's all-time favorite way to eat rice. My friend Debbie, who is married to a Persian, makes this for her every time we're over at their house for a meal. I figured I was going to have to learn to make this myself, since Nomi just adores this rice and asks for it every time. It's a little complicated, but gets easier..."

Ingredients: cooking oil, long grain rice...

"this is a traditional persian dish according to cooking light. my family loved this!"

Ingredients: cinnamon, garlic, cooked rice...

"A Persian recipe by Israeli chef Hanoch Bar Shalom. Kosher for Passover only for Sephardim. Bar Shalom suggests making a double amount of the currant mixture to save for garnishing salads, meats and poultry. That part of the recipe is kosher for everybody."

Ingredients: cinnamon, pepper, currants...