Ingredient appreciation — what makes Ash Reshteh special

What sets Ash Reshteh apart is the handling of fenugreek. In lesser versions this is treated as a background note. Here it's central and the rich and saffron-gilded result shows it. I've started buying it to cook with at home after this experience.

Iranian cuisine has a 3000-year recorded history with influences on Arab, Turkish, and Central Asian cooking. The a Tehran restaurant atmosphere was right for this kind of food. I had doogh yoghurt drink as recommended and it matched well. If you want to understand what makes this cuisine distinctive, Ash Reshteh is the place to start.