I’ll start with mirza ghasemi (smoked aubergines, tomatoes, eggs and garlic) with flatbread and for a main, I’ll have a stew: either khoresht gheymeh badenjan (split yellow peas and aubergines with ...

Recipes shared on Tik Tok or Instagram can include coded messages as symbols of defiance. It’s food for thought as you tuck into a Khoresht-e-Karafs (celery and lamb stew) and saffron steamed rice and ...