I’m the child of immigrants, and there was always a garage filled with food, just in case, and you kept money under the mattress. You were always prepared, because you couldn’t trust that you were being taken care of. So that translated into my life into a lot of opportunity hoarding. Samin Nosrat Read Quote
There’s nothing historically in my life very flashy. I’m not exceptionally beautiful. I’m not exceptionally wealthy. Samin Nosrat Read Quote
I’m not the number-one fan of the heavy holiday meal. And also, I didn’t grow up eating them, the traditional Western holiday meals, so it’s just not something I have a nostalgic relationship to. Samin Nosrat Read Quote
My favorite afternoon snack as a child in San Diego was a still-steaming flour tortilla purchased at the taqueria down the street from my school, and I’ve yearned for them ever since I moved away. Samin Nosrat Read Quote
Years of cooking have taught me that the harder a flour is, the ‘thirstier’ it is. In other words, harder flours tend to have a greater capacity to absorb water than their softer counterparts. Samin Nosrat Read Quote
A successful shrimp boil requires layering ingredients into the pot so that everything is done cooking at once. A carefully timed choreography dictates the order in which ingredients are added to ensure no one has to eat raw potatoes or chewy shrimp. Samin Nosrat Read Quote
When I was young, one Sunday every month or so, my mom would load my brothers and me into our station wagon and drive 80 miles north to Orange County, where we’d meet our extended family at a Persian restaurant for lunch. Samin Nosrat Read Quote
