With Chanuka coming along and oil symbolizing of the victory of spirituality (the Jews) over materialism (the Greeks) I figured it was time for a nouveau latke.
My recipe search led me to youtube and Iranian TV, a chador and hijab clad female chef http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqAn-MSZFjw preparing middle eastern kremslech (mashed potato fritters) also known as kookoo sibzamini.
Yes, I know that their goverment wants to nuke us. I’ve even got a gas mask at home (oh where is the darned thing) in case they follow through with those plans, but are their women into this ?
Aren’t the women busy reading Lolita on the sly?
One thing I thought was sure was that Iranian women were all amazing cooks Well maybe most of them really are, but not Salome our TV chef.
Pardon the unfortunate pun but the recipe bombed. Salome was stingy on the spices-My kookoo sibzamini was so bland that it could have been served in a nursing home!.
I may try doctoring up the recipe but I”m not sure it’s worth the calories.
Moral of the story-don’t get your recipes from the enemy and Hungarians-don’t try to cook Persian.
