The Persian sofreh (table spread) is the physical expression of the Persian hospitality philosophy — tarof (تعارف), the elaborate system of offering, declining, and accepting that governs Iranian social interaction. The sofreh is laid on the floor or a table with maximum abundance — every item present simultaneously, all dishes arriving at once rather than in sequence. This simultaneity is the technique.
The Persian sofreh tradition — its composition and its function.
PERSIAN CULINARY TRADITION — DEEP EXTRACTION