Food Quote by Samin Nosrat

Like all Iranian kids, I grew up feeling strongly that the best part of dinner was tahdig, the crisp, golden crust that forms at…

— Samin Nosrat

Persian cuisine is, above all, about balance - of tastes and flavors, textures and temperatures. In every meal, even on every plate, you'll find…

— Samin Nosrat

The irony is that Iraq actually has one of the richest and most sophisticated cuisines in the world. So many classic American or European…

— Annia Ciezadlo

It became clear when I got in my car that Persians are only really good for two things. Oil and hummus.

— Chelsea Handler

My parents left Iran in 1979 and moved to France and then moved to the U.S. My brother was born in France and I…

— Rostam Batmanglij

I left Iran back in 1985. I lived in Turkey for a while, then I went to Germany. I joined a theater company there,…

— Navid Negahban

I was born in Brooklyn and raised in Pittsburgh. I've never been to Iran, I don't speak the language, and, probably most important of…

— Said Sayrafiezadeh

I was born in Iran, left at a very young age - less than a year old - and grew up and was educated…

— Hooman Majd

“it wasn’t the only aspect of Iran that reminded me of America. The two countries had far more similarities than either would care to…

— Lois Pryce

Growing up, I was aware of the kids-don't-like-vegetables trope, but it didn't make much sense to me. I never had any choice; all the…

— Samin Nosrat

My family emigrated to the U.S. after the Iranian revolution in 1978.

— Dara Khosrowshahi

For hundreds of years Iranians have been migrating to many parts of the world. They took Islamic culture to other parts of the world…

— Mahmoud Ahmadinejad