Fruit
Zereshk
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Zereshk is the Iranian dried barberry of jeweled rice: tiny, sour, fried briefly in butter until it shines. It is a kitchen identity more than a botanical lecture. A tahdig rice garnish. Dried red barberry in a European jar may be close; the Iranian name is the pilaf leaf.
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Unit
Characteristics
Preparations
Brief FryZereshk Polo
Traits
Butter FryIranian RiceNot A SweetPersianPilafShineSour SparkleTiny Sour
History
IR
Persian jeweled rice used zereshk as the sour red sparkle.
IR
Dried zereshk was a pantry staple of Iranian kitchens.
Zereshk reached diaspora shops as the named rice berry.