The sunset of Esfand 28th. Heading to the town’s bazar in order to buy ingredients needed for New Year’s meal.
Buying fresh garlic for cooking rice with greens.
Buying fresh garlic for cooking rice with greens.
Garlic pickle is one of the side dishes for sabzipolo ba mahi.
The Kspian Sea is the habitation of whitefish and the people of north cook it as a new year’s meal.
My father while choosing the suitable fish.
The 29th of Esfand. Last night they couldn’t find the fish they had in mind so they are heading back to the bazar to find one.
Whitefish which just got cut.
Whitefish which just got cut.
We could not find fish the day before, so today on the 29th of Esfand we came back again, collected the fish, and now we are waiting for the fishes to be cleaned by the fisher boy
The greens needed in sabzipolo are coriander, leek, parsley and garlic.
Father while buying greens in Kelardasht daily market.
We bought all the things that were needed and now we are on our way to the villa
The steps of washing and cutting the fish for a better result.
Father is cleaning the greens.
In my family, it is the duty of men to clean the greens and wash the fish.
Soaking the greens in water so that they would get antiseptic and clean.
Fish are marinated and ready to cook.
Father is chopping up greens.
Rolling the fish in flour will make it crispier.
My sister while frying the fish.
Sabzipolo- rice with greens
Dina, the youngest member of my family while setting the table.
Garlic pickle is one of the side dishes for sabzipolo ba mahi.
Whitefish has a lot of bones so you have to be careful while eating it.
Alireza the oldest grandchild, is helping to collect the table
We won't give leftovers to the street animals because of the bones in the fish, so we throw them away
Iranian people would drink tea after every meal.
