oh, man. it smells good in here. you have to stand in line. no problem. standing on line is a daily part of life for many iranians. they bake these on small stones. gives it the textures. that s why it s called tahdig. stone, pebble. in years since the 79 revolution, iranians have endured wars, food sanctions that have caused the economy to sputter. so i am going to make you a small table. right. he is kind enough to take me for breakfast. it is made from bulgur wheat? yes. you know what is inside the exempt wheat? it is meat. it is turkey.pt wheat? it is meat. it is turkey.cept wheat?
in this part of the world, whatever your background, bread is a vital, essential, fundamental and deeply respected staple. and mornings in tehran countless bakeries like this one turn out as much as they can. oh, man. it smells good in here. you have to stand in line. no problem. standing on line is a daily part of life for many iranians. they bake these on small stones. gives it the textures. that s why it s called tahdig. stone, pebble. in years since the 79 revolution, iranians have endured wars, food sanctions
that have caused the economy to sputter. so i am going to make you a small tahdig. right. he is kind enough to take me for breakfast. it is made from bulgur wheat? yes. you know what is inside the wheat? it is meat. it is turkey. this is a mixture of sugar and cinnamon. that s good. you like? yeah, and this bread is amazing. you were how old when the war with iraq started? i was exactly 7. iraq attacked and it was a surprise attack. iran s eight-year-long war with saddam hussein s iraq is deeply, deeply felt. hundreds of thousands of iranians, many of them children, died fighting in that conflict. were you afraid? very afraid. my father was in france for two years out of eight. and it was not only my brother. many young people like him.
so i am going to make you a small tahdig. right. he is kind enough to take me for breakfast. it is made from bulgur wheat? yes. you know what is inside the wheat? it is meat. it is turkey. this is a mixture of sugar and cinnamon. that s good. you like? yeah, and this bread is amazing. you were how old when the war with iraq started? i was exactly 7. iraq attacked and it was a surprise attack. iran s eight-year-long war with saddam hussein s iraq is deeply, deeply felt. hundreds of thousands of iranians, many of them children, died fighting in that conflict. were you afraid? very afraid. my father was in france for two years out of eight. and it was not only my brother. many young people like him.
in this part of the world, whatever your background, bread is a vital, essential, fundamental and deeply respected staple. and mornings in tehran countless bakeries like this one turn out as much as they can. oh, man. it smells good in here. you have to stand in line. no problem. standing on line is a daily part of life for many iranians. they bake these on small stones. gives it the textures. that s why it s called tahdig. stone, pebble. in years since the 79 revolution, iranians have weathered wars, sanctions that have caused the economy to sputter.