Samarkand Golden Peach Braise

It is often thought that peaches came from Persia, because their name in most languages derives from the Latin persicum malum, or “Persian apple.” Actually, it is now fairly certain that peaches originated in China but thrived when introduced to the West. No doubt the name derives from the fact that Alexander the Great sent peaches to Greece after his Persian conquests. The Romans spread them to the rest of Europe, and the Spanish to the Americas. As for the Chinese, they eagerly imported n