How diverse are you and your families eating? I know I tend to fix the same old favorites day in and day out. Why not take a look at some fun ways to add variety into your eating habits. Learn about and cook more variety with different international cuisine. You too can look at food in three different ways; medicinal, philosophical and cultural, just like the Persian/Iranians have for centuries. As the main factor to revive the body, Iranian Physicians and philosophers use food and beverages. Food is a way of weakening or strengthening human character. As an example consuming a lot of red meat and fats was thought to create evil thoughts and make someone selfish. On the other hand, consuming a healthy diet including fruits, vegetables, fish, fowl, mixed petals and blossoms of roses create unusual powers and has the effect of making us gentle and noble creatures. Lets look at it from cultural point of view, Persian food has always been considered to be an art providing enjoyment to both body and mind. No accurate record of classical Persian cooking is available because that country now known as Iran has been overtaken and controlled by surrounding countriest since back in Bible times. The techniques that exist there now have been passed down generation to generation. Although women have had a great influence in the history of cooking in Iran over the centuries, they are given little credit for its wonderful cuisine. The best Persian Cuisine chefs were and still are women. Like other cultures, special foods are prepared for different occasions, i.e. weddings, funerals, and feasts, formal and informal gatherings. “Persian cuisine is exotic, healthy, and a combination of rice and filet mignon beef, lamb, chicken, fish, garlic, onion, vegetables, nuts, pomegranate, and herbs. The exquisit techniques have been passed down to achieve a delicious taste and a balanced diet unique Persian spices such as saffron, limes and different vegetables are mixed delicately, This food fits perfectly with today's lightened eating style. Rather its Iranian or any other cuisine you try remember to feed the mind also with fun facts about the culture and people associated with the variety of International cuisine you try.
