The Golden Episode

In Episode #50, co-hosts Beata and Bita share gratitude towards the new and growing community of Modern Persian Food supporters and listeners. They reflect on how far they’ve come, some of their favorite episodes to date, and what to expect if you’re new to listening in terms of types of episodes, the components in a typical episode and what to expect in the future.

Background - the early days

• The chaos of starting the endeavor at the brink of the pandemic
• Sharing a like passion for preserving the culture of Persian food and making it accessible to all in today’s modern lifestyles

Content - types of episodes

• Broader topics - examples include:
• • Episode 8: Persian Stews | Khoresh
  • Episode 2: Aromatic Spices
  • Episode 36: Persian Drinks | Nooshidani
• More narrow, single ingredient topics - examples include:
• • Episode 25: Fava Beans
  • Episode 45: Eggplant
  • Episode 33: Persian Cucumbers
  • Episode 38: Lavashak
  • Episode 35: Sekanjabin Persian Syrup
• Special guests
• • Episode 32: Maz Jobrani on Persian Food
  • Episode 31: Cultural Spotlight: Caspian Sea Regional Foods with Special Guest The Caspian Chef
  • Episode 21: Food to Bridge Cultural Differences with Special Guest Mahsa Darabi
  • Episode 20: The Role of Food in Persian Weddings with Special Guest Nilou Nouri
• Cultural spotlights - example: 3 part series on Norooz
• • Episode 22: Norooz part 1: Prelude to Persian New Year and Charshambeh Souri
  • Episode 23: Norooz Part 2, Persian New Year Haft-Seen and Food
  • Episode 24: Norooz Part 3: Persian New Year Sizdah Bedar
• Summer micro episodes - short and digestible

Top 3 episodes/most listened

• Episode 1: What Is Persian Food?
• Episode 6: Shirini | Persian Sweets
• Episode 27: Persian Breakfast

Episodes include:

• Ask The Beats segment
• Beats Cheats
• Opportunity to participate or give us feedback - as a special guests, by submitting a question for us to answer, giving positive and/or constructive feedback

Co-hosts favorite episodes

• Bita’s favorites are Persian Spices and Special Guests The Caspian Chef
• Beata’s favorites are the Torshi episode fueled by conversations from Farhang Foundation and Gol Special Guests MJ

Halva reference in Episode 29: Cultural Spotlight – Ramadan Foods

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Resources and recipes from this episode:

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Co-host Beata Nazem Kelley blog: BeatsEats – Persian Girl Desperately Addicted to Food!

Co-host Bita Arabian blog: Oven Hug - Healthy Persian ...