Includes index

Salads and starters -- Soups and ashes -- Kukus -- Vegetable dishes -- Rice dishes -- Khoreshes -- Kababs, burgers, and fish -- Breads -- Desserts -- Beverages

"Bitter & Sweet is an elegantly designed cookbook featuring 75 mouthwatering recipes from Omid Roustaei, the Caspian Chef. Infused with moving stories, useful cooking tips, and gorgeous photographs, Bitter & Sweet teaches readers to experiment not only with Iranian dishes but also with the many cuisines and techniques that Omid has explored throughout his career. His welcoming prose and down-to-earth methods are sure to engage both practiced hands and total newcomers to the kitchen"--