Article: Persian potato salad, Russian style

Faye Levy
Jerusalem Post
07-16-2004
Headline: Persian potato salad, Russian style
Byline: Faye Levy
Edition; Up Front
Section: Features
Page: 40

Friday, July 16, 2004 -- A visit to a Persian deli is always an enticing experience for me. I love the sauces made of pomegranate and walnuts; the rich shallot-accented yogurt that is delightful smeared on fresh lavash flatbread; the exotic herb medleys, like the mixture of sauteed fenugreek leaves, leek chives, cilantro and parsley, ready-to-use in the popular stew called gormeh sabzi; and the fragrant sweets scented with rose water and cardamom.

Yet the first time I sampled Persian potato salad, its familiar Western flavors surprised me. It seemed ...

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