am a really lucky man. she is a very good cook. >> anthony: bijan, like so many other iranians i've met, has been kind enough to invite me to his home. >> maeimeh: this is milk soup. milk-and-chicken soup. >> anthony: oh, it's really good. >> maeimeh: my mom said that iranian people loves guests, and they will never get tired if the guest likes their food. >> anthony: mmm! >> maeimeh: this call it fesenjan. >> anthony: a stew of fried chicken, onion, ground walnuts, pomegranate, and tomato paste. and this fruit, there's some kind of fruit? >> maeimeh: yes. there is a dried apricot inside this as well. >> anthony: delicious! so good! >> bijan: needed around 24 hours' time. >> anthony: these are very sophisticated, very time-consuming dishes to prepare. always from scratch, and always in excess of what you could possibly need. you tend to kill your guests with kindness around here.