by Heather Y » Tue Nov 27, 2007 4:21 pm
Just a bit of history about the "father" of Shiraz.
Way back in the day.... we lived next door to a Persian guy who owned an Oriental/Persian Rug store. Young Mr. D and his new bride would invite us over for a Persian meal that another Persian gentleman had prepared and sold to him from his house. (Back then you were always guaranteed the crispy bottom of the rice pot).
This man would make full sheet pans of "Napoleon" and sell them to friends and family. We used to get them too!
Anyway, I had heard that Shiraz had Napoleon as a dessert from time to time, and I wanted some! The first bite... I knew that taste! I told the owner that I liked it, and he said "my father made it"! Shock ensued as I asked "what's your father's name"?, and he replied with the answer that was swirling around in my Head "Atah"! That was him, that was the same man that I bought Napoleon from some 18 years before!! That is what I consider amazing, and fantastic!
Now he and his sons have Shiraz, an obvious dream and passion from days gone by! Good for them!! I wish them all the best for a delicious future!!!
If you have not had the Napoleon... you must... it ranks right up there with the goat cheese flan made by our friend Fernando!