@Aidan in HCMC im here dude still alive and logged in! And probably only one who provides Perisan food hereyou can look us up at facebook as: persian mart Vietnam(or you might wanna be nosey again and check if this user posted last time a year ago? jokingggg) -@Rohiran
Hi Rohiran. Good to see you're still with us, alive and kicking.
When I saw new member NoBigDeeyo's post, I checked the member contact/networking page to see whether there might be other Iranians besides yourself who I might refer our new member to. In doing so, I discovered a glitch on that page, and so opened a topic on the private "Experts Forum" for members of our IT dep't to look into.
Here's a copy of what I wrote...
Subject: Trouble with the "Connect with expats in Vietnam"
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When I visit the member networking page, here, and I input a nationality (in this instance, Iranian) and then select "Online = yes" and hitting enter, I get results showing members who've not been online in months, and some for years, as the first hit(s). The first member to show has not logged on for over a year.
Others get similar results?
Other "experts" have now confirmed my finding, and an IT ticket has been opened for investigation.
I have very fond memories of Iranian foods, having a number of friends back in Canada (both in Newfoundland and in Ontario) of Iranian heritage. One serving I miss very much and was hoping to introduce my VN friends to is a rice prepared in what I believe to be a uniquely Iranian way. I messed it up (twice now!) and, not knowing the name, I wasn't able to find a recipe online. Perhaps you could help me with the name/hints/pointers.
I remember two friends prepared the rice in a pot, with copious amounts of salt, and what I thought was an inadequate amount of water for rice cooking. I remember in the pot the partially cooked rice was pulled towards the centre of the pot to resemble what I can best describe as looking volcano-like. Then six or seven vent holes(?) were driven down into the rice mound using the handle of a ladle. The pot was covered and the rice cooked on a high heat until the outside of the pot was so hot that touching a wetted finger to the side caused a singe/sizzle, indicating the rice was ready. The cover was removed, a plate laid across the top, and then the pot and plate were quickly flipped/inverted. A couple of sharp taps on the bottom of the pot to release the rice from sticking, and when the pot was removed there was the rice maintaining the shape of the pot it had cooked in (no longer peaked/volcano-ish). The outer shell of the rice was very crispy and the inner rice was, as I recall, of a heavy consistency. DELICIOUS!
Not sure whether I've done justice to describing the prep of the dish, but one thing I'm sure of is that it would catch on like wildfire with the locals. The word scrumptious come to mind.
Again, glad to see your still with us as an active member. Please keep us updated on the reopening of your food delivery service.