BĀQLAVĀ (or Baqlavā) i. The word. ii. The sweet.   i. The Word The etymology of the word bāqlavā, found…

BĀMĪA (or bāmīā), okra, the edible unripe seed-pods of Hibiscus esculentus of the Malvaceae or mallows. i. The plant. ii….

BĀDĀM “almond.“ i. General. ii. As food.   i. General Biogeography of natural occurrences of almond trees. The genus Amygdalus…

ʿADAS. i. Lentils. ii. Vetch (ʿadas-e waḥšī). i. Lentils Two main species are found in Iran: common (ʿadas-e maʿmūlī, Lens…

ĀB-GŪŠT, literally “water-meat” signifying “meat juice” (i.e., āb-e gūšt), a popular Persian meat-based soup or stew, consisting of lamb, some…

ĀB-ḠŪRA (or ĀB-E ḠŪRA), the juice of ḡūra, i.e. unripe grapes. (The term is applied secondarily to other unripe fruit….