Zerde
zarda, ज़र्दा, الأصفر ,رنگ زرد
Zerde is a traditional persian, iraqi, turkish, dessert. the original rice pudding, infused with a generous amount of saffron giving it a vibrant yellow hue and a delicate floral flavour. this is a festive dish popular at weddings, births, and during holy festivities such as the first sunday of the month of sha'aban celebrating the birth of the prophet zakariyya, and the first ten days of the sacred month of muharram. zer, which means gold and or yellow, comes from persian zard (زرد) which means yellow. in some regions of turkey, zerdeçal turmeric also added for a more intense colour. zerde is very popular and has made its way to western turkey with people immigrating to west at eastern...
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