Back Matter: Rice

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#19A New Book of Middle Eastern Food
A New Book of Middle Eastern Food

By Claudia Roden

Published 1986

  • About
  1. Barnham (trans.), Tales of Nasr-ed-Din Khoja.
  2. Iftar is the breaking of the month’s fast on the eve of the Bairam. It is also applied to the breaking of the fast every evening.
  3. Kiaya: head servant, butler, or major-domo.
  4. Faisinjan – duck or chicken with pomegranate sauce – is also eaten as a khoresh.