In this week's episode, Nick talks House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus III and gets nerdy about some crispy rice. We also make khorest bademjan from a recipe courtesy of a friend of the author that you can find in the Book Club Cookbook by Judy Gelman and Vicki Levy Krupp. We hope you enjoy and that you keep listening to Literally Delicious!

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Sources

Information about Social Class in Iran:

"Social Class" - Helen Chapin Metz, ed. Iran: A Country Study. Washington: GPO for the Library of Congress, 1987. http://countrystudies.us/iran/48.htm

Information about Red Pistachios:

"Remember Red Pistachios? Here's What Happened to Them" - Alison Spiegel Huffington Post, Jan 30 2015.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/what-are-red-pistachiosn6570944

Recipes

Khorest Bademjan - From The Book Club Cookbook by Judy Gelman and Vicki Levy Krupp, New York: Penguin, 2012, pp. 187-189.

Tahdig - "What is Tahdig (Persian Rice)? How to Cook Persian Tahdig at Home" Aug 16 2021.

https://www.masterclass.com/articles/what-is-tahdig-persian-rice-how-to-cook-persian-tahdig-at-home