One of the staple dishes at any lunch or dinner table where there is Persian food is tahdig. Tahdig means “bottom of the pot”. “Tah” meaning bottom and “dig” which means the pot in which we cook the rice in. Tahdig is otherwise known as crunchy rice and often raced for at the table. We intentionally crust the bottom layer of the rice to achieve this crunch and we eat tahdig with any Persian dish or stew. There are a couple of other delicious versions of tahdig including an additional layer of sliced potatoes or the use of flatbread,...