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Food Story: Nazli Parvizi Nazli describes early memories of watching her mother in the kitchen over the rim of an enormous rice pot. Food Story: Nazli ParviziFilmed by Cheryl Brock for Stories from a Slow Food Nation Nazli shares memories from her childhood of watching her mother cook traditional foods from her home in Iran despite the challenge of not always having all of the right ingredients readily available. She watched most of this happen from behind the rim of an enormous ricepot on the kitchen floor. Filmed at Terra Madre 2012. |
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