The Persianate World's Heavenly Fruit

The Pomegranate

Authors

  • Nader Mehravari University of California, Davis Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/ppc.27732

Keywords:

Persian cuisine, Iran, pomegranates, foodways, botany, iconic foods, symbolism, food and religion, food and cultural production

Abstract

The essay explores the importance of the pomegranate in the Persianate world with some recipes.

Author Biography

  • Nader Mehravari, University of California, Davis

    Nader Mehravari's academic background is science, engineering and technology, having taught at Cornell, Syracuse and Princeton, and is now on the faculty at UC, Davis. His interest om food is long standing and he has previously contributed to the proceedings of the Oxford Symposium.

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Published

2023-04-01

Issue

PPC 125 (2023)

Section

Articles

How to Cite

Mehravari, Nader. 2023. “The Persianate World’s Heavenly Fruit: The Pomegranate ”. Petits Propos Culinaires, April, 73-93. https://doi.org/10.1558/ppc.27732.