Cultural Spotlight Iranian Jewish Food with Tannaz Sassooni

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In Episode #47, co-hosts Bita and Beata learn about Iranian Jewish food and some of the traditional foods and customs shared on Rosh Hashanah by special guest, Tannaz Sassooni.  Tannaz works in animation technology by day while writing, teaching, and sharing about Iranian Jewish foods as her passion project.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">An example of a classic Friday night Jewish Iranian meal might consist of “Chelo Abgoosht eh Ghondi” (also spelled gondi) - a chicken broth based soup with poultry and chickpea flour meatball dumplings.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Another example of a one pot Jewish Iranian recipe is “Ghondi/Gondi Kashi” - rice dish cooked with ground meat, herbs, beets, and fava beans - takes on a pinkish hue in some areas and sometimes forms a beautiful tahdig!</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Rosh Hashanah traditions - as contrasting to simple apples and honey, in the Iranian Jewish custom, a whole seder is served for Rosh Hashana</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Beef tongue</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Black eyed peas</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Squash, fried zucchini or pumpkin</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Dates</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Apples and honey</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Two main holidays, Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Custom of the start of the fast/ the eve of the fast include eating a Quince, Pomegranate Stew | Khoresht eh Beh, super sweet and sour</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Custom