Sabzi Polo: Culturally Relevant To My Identity

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I believe the Iranian dish, sabzi polo, is culturally relevant to my identity. Polo sabzi is a dish made of “polo”, which translates to rice, and “sabzi”, which translates to herbs or greens. The cuisine is typically made with basmati rice and different herbs, such as dill, leek, cilantro, and parsley. Iranian foods frequently include a variety of herbs and greens. Its main ingredients are simply basmati rice and herbs. The herbs need to be coarsely chopped before mixing it into the rice. Being widely popular and grown in Asia, rice has been a very important food source throughout the history of Iran and Persia. Sabzi polo is a very versatile dish that is used with many other foods. My mother buys different ingredients from different Iranian …show more content…

Tahdig is found in almost all Iranian dishes, and it is a key component in Iranian rice cuisine, but it is commonly only made with white basmati rice. My grandmother puts slices of potatoes at the bottom of the pot prior to putting the sabzi polo, so the potatoes form a tahdig layer. After the rice and tahdig are done cooking, the dish is served with the potato tahdig on top of the sabzi polo. This is usually done by flipping the pot onto the plate it is being served on. With there only being a few delicious slices of the potato tahdig, my family cannot wait for the prayers to finish so they can snatch one for themselves. Sabzi polo is also generally served at Iranian restaurants, alongside different choices of fish or meat. I usually eat sabzi polo at my Shabbat dinners with my family or even just during the week for lunch or dinner. I chose this dish because I think it is the most delicious out of all the various kinds of Iranian rice dishes. I enjoy all the types of rices in Iranian cuisine, but find this to be my favorite. I personally enjoy my sabzi polo with salmon and salad shirazi.The abundance and variety of herbs in sabzi polo and very nutritional and still make it one of the most tasty Iranian

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