Maz Jobrani on Persian Food

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In Episode #32, co-hosts Bita and Beata welcome a very special guest, Maz Jobrani.  Maz is a well-known Iranian American comedian who has been featured in numerous films, specials, shows, and comedy clubs.  He has more recently also started a podcast called</span> <a href= "https://www.mazjobrani.com/back-to-school-with-maz-jobrani-podcast/"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">“Back to School”</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.  Maz is well loved in the Iranian community and Bita and Beata are happy to have him talk about their favorite topic, Persian food, specifically Maz’s personal experiences with eating and enjoying Persian food in childhood, as a young adult, and more recently with his family.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Maz immigrated to the US at the age of 6 and grew up in northern California, in Marin, with Beata’s brothers. He now resides in Los Angeles, Southern California.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Foods and traditions Maz remembers from his childhood</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Maz’s favorite dishes to order from Persian restaurants</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Enjoying tea with parents and grandparents - chai shirin, Persian tea with sugar</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Eating traditional Persian breakfasts of tea, bread, cheese, and delicious jams</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Sabzi polo ba mahi (herb rice with fish, white fish)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Kashk bademjoon (Persian eggplant dip)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Mast-o-museer (yogurt with shallots)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Appetizers</span></li> <li style="li