Yogurt & Whey
Recipes of an Iranian Immigrant Life
21 April 2023
Description
A collection of recipes reflecting a life affected by immigration, community, adaptation and experimentation—and sublime, old-world, creamy yoghurt
As founder of much-loved The White Moustache Yogurt company, Homa Dashtaki employs the same traditionally Iranian methods of making yoghurt that her family has for generations in her kitchen today. Her passion culminates in inspiring the use of a new ingredient: whey, the liquid gold extracted from straining homemade yoghurt. Across 100 recipes ranging from ancient see-rogh to rum cocktails, ghormeh sabzi to lemon meringue pie, Dashtaki weaves in and out of nostalgic and innovative dishes. The result of years of obsessively making yoghurt results in a love for every drop of whey that she passes onto home cooks in these recipes. Embrace whey’s bright tang in a summer gazpacho or a pitcher of pineapple margaritas. Enjoy the crispy edges it lends to creamy pancakes.
Enlivened by hand-drawn illustrations and dreamy photographs, Yogurt & Whey is a beautiful homage to Iranian yogurt traditions—past, present and future.
Reviews
"[Dashtaki’s] movingly articulated sentiments and stories — and the recipes they’ve inspired — will have many of us absorbed." — The Los Angeles Times
Awards
Shortlisted — James Beard Foundation Book Award, 2024
