1.You will need ten 1-inch metal skewers. 2.In a food processor, finely chop the onion pieces. Place a fine metal mesh over a bowl and strain the processed onion by pressing it with a spatula. Discard ...

For Persians, this dish is an institution. The word ‘kebab’ (or kabab, as Persians call it) means ‘to grill’, usually over fire. The first kebabs were made by Persian soldiers who would grill meats on ...

Leading up to this year's Best of L.A. issue (due out Oct. 4), we'll be counting down, in no particular order, 100 of our favorite dishes. It's a pretty obscene deal for the neighborhood: A one-skewer ...

ANAHEIM I stopped by King Kabob Express restaurant at lunchtime, drawn in by the aromas and large photos of tasty-looking food on the windows, after visiting the Super King Market next door. At the ...

This quick skillet dinner of spiced, seared ground beef over cooling yogurt combines elements of two Persian classics: kebab koobideh (grilled kebabs) and mast-o-khiar (cucumber yogurt). This recipe ...

Say hello to koobideh and chelo. Photo by Edwin Goei If you’ve ever eaten kebab or koobideh at a Persian restaurant, you’ve had chelo. That’s the proper name for the steamed basmati rice on which your ...

A wide variety of Kebabs have evolved over centuries, with each region adding its unique spices and cooking techniques to create an array of flavors and styles. Since they were popular in Iran, India ...

The lunch line at House of Kabob in Lake Forest curls out the door, the neck of each prospective diner craned toward the kitchen. It’s a crowd mostly of baby-faced workers from nearby tech firms ...

Maybe I'm an unserious person, but every time Obama and Bibi get in a fight about Iran, my stomach growls. Every bit as much as the politics, Persian food is rich and complex, singular in its history.