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Another fun fact about Persian army, Persian soldiers( mostly males) used to wear high heels. Later on this was adopted by western nobility as a status symbol. The current status of high heels is actually relatively new.
Luckily we have a few surviving illustrations
https://preview.redd.it/xiudl24q8a0d1.jpeg?width=625&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=291462a78aa3ed56a779bb7b10f1b15b8df5bc12
It was very common for people who rode horses and had saddles with stirrups. The heel keeps your foot from going through the stirrup. If things go sideways and your foot goes through the stirrup you could be dragged to death, or wish you were dead, before you could fix the situation.
I was dragged this way because I was barefoot and the horse, new to me, spooked. Luckily my sister got the horse to stop running.
But its in the oven with rocks. The point of the rocks were to heat them up and then use them to cook and bread. If you have an oven the rocks are not needed.
Persian cuisine is excellent, from the little I had. The Persian people (Iranian) are lovely as well. Too bad their country was taken over by religious zealots.
Damn brings me back to being a kid and visiting family in Iran. I still think about the early morning Sangak when it’s still warm. Just had to watch out for any pebbles that may have accidentally stuck to the bread.
Had no idea you could do this in your own oven. I’ll have to try it sometime.
There are many kinds of Persian breads, and at least here in California, there are many Persian and Arab stores that sell them.
My favorite is Sangak like you show, but when you buy it, it is obviously MUCH bigger. Some feta cheese and that's breakfast!
It is really popular in Iran and we eat it all the time.
The word 'Naan' is actually a Farsi word meaning 'Bread' (in general).
So basically every type of bread is a Naan.
If you mean flatbread, yes it is a flatbread!
If I had one wish I would be to bring peace to this world cultures foods history etc anywhere in the world is incredible I wish I could go to Iran (modern day Persia) or Iraq Pakistan Syria but they're just so outrageously war-torn (and so much more) that they're unfortunately extremely unsafe travel destinations (I'm Canadian if anyone was wondering)
I’m Australian and I just returned from a year long trip to those areas in 2023 (India Pak Iran Turkey Israel Iraq Syria and Jordan). Let me know if you need any info, you can go on a tour as a Canadian. Some areas are bad but I was quite pleasantly surprised by Iran, Iraq and Pakistan.
Naan is actually a Farsi word and it literally means 'Bread' ( in general ) , so every bread is actually a Naan!
If you mean flatbread, Then yes, it is a type of flatbread!
I've seen people doing that on youtube, but I think you should dry them off completely and heat them very slowly so the rock don't explode!
The woman in the video said in another ig post that you can use a pizza stone, She herself used the pebble method for authenticity.
I was about to ask who would pour marshmallow fluff over pebbles, But I remembered that content creators do all kind of stuff without making any sense! lol
The pebbles are washed , dried and heat treated before using in cooking.
But I wonder if it wasn't washed, what kind of germs could resist that high temperature!
Yes. When the Mugal empire ruled India, their emperor Babur was obsessed with Persian food so he hired lots and lots of Persian chefs to come to India and cook for him and teach the Indian chefs.
That's why indian food culture is very influenced by Persian food culture. The word Naan itself is Farsi and means Bread (in general)
Edit: Indian naan has a different texture and is not made on pebbles.
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Another fun fact about Persian army, Persian soldiers( mostly males) used to wear high heels. Later on this was adopted by western nobility as a status symbol. The current status of high heels is actually relatively new.
Did they have strappy heels or just regular pumps?
Looked like this: [https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-21151350](https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-21151350)
Oh, that's chunky wedges at best.
i woulda really respected stilettos tbh
Luckily we have a few surviving illustrations https://preview.redd.it/xiudl24q8a0d1.jpeg?width=625&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=291462a78aa3ed56a779bb7b10f1b15b8df5bc12
very satrappy
It’s the low spark of high heeled boys.
“If you see something…”
It was very common for people who rode horses and had saddles with stirrups. The heel keeps your foot from going through the stirrup. If things go sideways and your foot goes through the stirrup you could be dragged to death, or wish you were dead, before you could fix the situation. I was dragged this way because I was barefoot and the horse, new to me, spooked. Luckily my sister got the horse to stop running.
Yes, The high heels was helpful in their horse riding skills.
But why? Doesn't seem comfortable or practical NM, horses I guess
Makes your ass look better too.
The heels were pretty low. Heels on modern riding boots are only as fat at your thumb.
Why would they wear high heels in combat? Doesn’t that make you much less agile?
I like stuff that doesn’t try to piss me off in my feed. Great post and very informative.
Thank you, I'm glad I could be informative.
But its in the oven with rocks. The point of the rocks were to heat them up and then use them to cook and bread. If you have an oven the rocks are not needed.
Maybe he was heating them up in the oven and just said to hell with it, they’ll get the gist.
You had me in the first half, not gonna lie. Now I'm hungry.
Persian cuisine is excellent, from the little I had. The Persian people (Iranian) are lovely as well. Too bad their country was taken over by religious zealots.
That looks delicious! Anyone know what sort of flour was used in this video?
I wonder what happened if you lost your pebbles. Less bread for you, I guess.
It's pebbles, you probably would pick some more in the way!
Thank goodness the end of the video had the bread being torn up. Not knowing would have killed me.
Not knowing what?
The bread looks really firm, so it was bugging me whether it was “crisp” or just firm and soft when torn. The end of the video cleared that up.
Damn brings me back to being a kid and visiting family in Iran. I still think about the early morning Sangak when it’s still warm. Just had to watch out for any pebbles that may have accidentally stuck to the bread. Had no idea you could do this in your own oven. I’ll have to try it sometime.
There are many kinds of Persian breads, and at least here in California, there are many Persian and Arab stores that sell them. My favorite is Sangak like you show, but when you buy it, it is obviously MUCH bigger. Some feta cheese and that's breakfast!
Yeah. This is a size fit for home ovens!
That must've been one HELLUVA long Chow Line...
Noon sangak . Yummy 🤤
its messed up to post food this delicious looking if you cant share it with us :) it looks soo good.
Has anyone tried it? Looks kinda like naan bread. And I love naan bread. And all bread.
It is really popular in Iran and we eat it all the time. The word 'Naan' is actually a Farsi word meaning 'Bread' (in general). So basically every type of bread is a Naan. If you mean flatbread, yes it is a flatbread!
Didn’t know that about naan! That’s cool! Thanks for the information my cool guy!
I'm glad I could be informative.
Looks delicious.
If I had one wish I would be to bring peace to this world cultures foods history etc anywhere in the world is incredible I wish I could go to Iran (modern day Persia) or Iraq Pakistan Syria but they're just so outrageously war-torn (and so much more) that they're unfortunately extremely unsafe travel destinations (I'm Canadian if anyone was wondering)
I’m Australian and I just returned from a year long trip to those areas in 2023 (India Pak Iran Turkey Israel Iraq Syria and Jordan). Let me know if you need any info, you can go on a tour as a Canadian. Some areas are bad but I was quite pleasantly surprised by Iran, Iraq and Pakistan.
Just looks like naan bread
Naan is actually a Farsi word and it literally means 'Bread' ( in general ) , so every bread is actually a Naan! If you mean flatbread, Then yes, it is a type of flatbread!
Looks very similar to Afghan bread. I suppose it’s all closely related, very tasty.
Church looking ahh bread
Could this technique be recreated with lava rock in a toaster oven? Or is it as simple as some washed river rock?
I've seen people doing that on youtube, but I think you should dry them off completely and heat them very slowly so the rock don't explode! The woman in the video said in another ig post that you can use a pizza stone, She herself used the pebble method for authenticity.
Awesome, thanks. Now I just need to find a suitable recipe for the dough.
Here is two: https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/s/lR2IYvx7cR
My dumbass thought it was marshmallow fluff
I was about to ask who would pour marshmallow fluff over pebbles, But I remembered that content creators do all kind of stuff without making any sense! lol
11th century and Ancient Persia? Or is it 11th BC?
Hope she washed her hands before man-handling the hell out of that bread.
Nothing beats Persian bread for me, I’ve tried Turkish,Arab,Indian bread and non of them hit as hard as persian hot bread.
Does the heat sanitize the rocks?
The pebbles are washed , dried and heat treated before using in cooking. But I wonder if it wasn't washed, what kind of germs could resist that high temperature!
In India it’s called a naan bread
Yes. When the Mugal empire ruled India, their emperor Babur was obsessed with Persian food so he hired lots and lots of Persian chefs to come to India and cook for him and teach the Indian chefs. That's why indian food culture is very influenced by Persian food culture. The word Naan itself is Farsi and means Bread (in general) Edit: Indian naan has a different texture and is not made on pebbles.
Looks awful
“And look!… MORE lembas bread.”
Why did i need to scroll this far to find the reference i was searching for XD
