Lavashak (Fruit Leather or Fruit roll ups)

Every summer we would go through the same thing. My mom wanted to eat the plums green off the tree, my dad would say leave them for lavashak. Me and my brother would eat the plums juicy and ripe just because we had them, my dad would say leave them for lavashak. The plums would get heavy and fall to the ground and we would think they're no good and try to throw them away. Of course there was my dad "those are the BEST for lavashak". If I could go to that plum tree every year and take those plums off the ground I would. I've never tasted a plum like that ever again. 

Sholeh Zard (Persian Rice pudding)

Among the next few post will be some traditional Persian foods. These are what I call "debatable" recipes. Between my paternal and maternal grandparents alone you can come up with 85 varieties. I always wondered why these recipes are so special and I figured out the hard way. By the time you decide which recipe your going to go with, which family member your going to let down, and finally figure it out on your own, it really becomes your own recipe. Let's take this recipe for instance, Sholeh Zard. One of my favorites!