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Reshteh

Saeed Pourkay makes a soup called Asheh Reshteh at Taste of Persia NYC in Manhattan.

This chef serves Persian comfort food from the corner of a pizza joint in New York City

Lifestyle & Belief

Saeed Pourkay came to New York from his native Iran just a year before the Iranian revolution. He found work in the printing business, but a few years ago decided to chuck it all in. Why? He wanted to introduce New Yorkers to his favorite Persian comfort food, a soup called Asheh Reshteh.