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  • Oxo Good Grips Small Wooden Spoon
    Oxo Good Grips Small Wooden Spoon
    OXO

    everyone needs these, many of them.

  • Mauviel Cuprinox Style 8-inch Round Frying Pan
    Mauviel Cuprinox Style 8-inch Round Frying Pan
    Mauviel

    Scarily, I can say I have enough copper. Not many people can utter those words.

  • Le Creuset Enameled Cast-Iron 5-1/2-Quart Round French Oven, Red
    Le Creuset Enameled Cast-Iron 5-1/2-Quart Round French Oven, Red
    Le Creuset

    The same thing could be said for Le Creuset, but still. Great for braising and soup making.

  • The Essential New York Times Cookbook: Classic Recipes for a New Century
    The Essential New York Times Cookbook: Classic Recipes for a New Century
    by Amanda Hesser
  • Nordic Ware Bakers Half Sheet, 13 X 18 X 1
    Nordic Ware Bakers Half Sheet, 13 X 18 X 1
    Nordic Ware

    What did I do before I started using this half sheet? Cry.

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This page will be devoted to ingredients common to Persian cooking. Some of them are easy to obtain, some require more work, depending on where you live. I will try to list resources for hard to find ingredients.

Pantry -
Basmati Rice
Lentils
Split Peas
salt
dried limes
dried chives
sumac
barberries
Farina
rose water
orange blossom water
pomegranate molasses
vinegar - many different kinds
verimcelli noodles

Refrigerator -

Pickles
feta cheese
tortillas
flat bread
butter, salted, unsalted
clarified butter
Fresh herbs

Spices -
sumac
advieh
saffron
marjoram
savory
basil
tumeric

My persian garden would include the following things
Persian leeks
Garlic
French Leeks
Fresh herbs - majoram, basil, savory, chives, mint
Zuchinni
Tomatoes
eggplants
Lettuce
spinach

If I had a million dollars and could grow these trees without actually having to move from Seattle --

fig
quince
pomegranate
mulberry
morello cherry
bitter orange
lemon
lime