https://padlet.com/dibasharafi/zgolvzz9xcr6cein Spark diverse conversation en-us 2023-08-15 06:52:25 UTC 2023-08-22 09:34:35 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f5fa.png dibasharafi https://padlet.com/dibasharafi/zgolvzz9xcr6cein/wish/2662177692 If you're ever offering something to an Iranian person and they say no...ask at least 3 more times!

Diba - Iran]]> 2023-08-15 06:52:25 UTC https://padlet.com/dibasharafi/zgolvzz9xcr6cein/wish/2662177692 https://padlet.com/dibasharafi/zgolvzz9xcr6cein/wish/2662306240 British people often hate talking to strangers/on public transport etc, particularly Londoners! 

Celine - UK]]> 2023-08-15 10:02:12 UTC https://padlet.com/dibasharafi/zgolvzz9xcr6cein/wish/2662306240 https://padlet.com/dibasharafi/zgolvzz9xcr6cein/wish/2662317235 ....sorry.]]> 2023-08-15 10:30:50 UTC https://padlet.com/dibasharafi/zgolvzz9xcr6cein/wish/2662317235 https://padlet.com/dibasharafi/zgolvzz9xcr6cein/wish/2662324022 When (not if) you go for a night out in South Wales, finish the festivities with an absorbing dish called half and half. Half chips, half rice topped with curry sauce. Carbtastic and a menu benchmark of a decent establishment.]]> 2023-08-15 10:45:49 UTC https://padlet.com/dibasharafi/zgolvzz9xcr6cein/wish/2662324022 https://padlet.com/dibasharafi/zgolvzz9xcr6cein/wish/2662325040 I'm just gonna post pictures of food in here]]> 2023-08-15 10:48:22 UTC https://padlet.com/dibasharafi/zgolvzz9xcr6cein/wish/2662325040 https://padlet.com/dibasharafi/zgolvzz9xcr6cein/wish/2662325432 It is currently Obon season in Japan. It's one of the significant holiday periods and there are Obon festivals going on throughout the country, full of dancing and bonfires. 
Learn more here: https://gogonihon.com/en/blog/what-is-obon/
Chiara]]> 2023-08-15 10:49:14 UTC https://padlet.com/dibasharafi/zgolvzz9xcr6cein/wish/2662325432 https://padlet.com/dibasharafi/zgolvzz9xcr6cein/wish/2662329794 NYT has an interactive quiz on the different varieties of American accent - would be interested in what non-Americans get on this]]> 2023-08-15 10:59:11 UTC https://padlet.com/dibasharafi/zgolvzz9xcr6cein/wish/2662329794 dibasharafi https://padlet.com/dibasharafi/zgolvzz9xcr6cein/wish/2662340061 This is Tahdig--a crispy rice crust achieved by adding oil/butter/ghee to rice while cooking! Super tasty and you will never fail to find this in an Iranian household. There are some variations too, like noodle or rice tahdig

Diba - Iran]]> 2023-08-15 11:22:09 UTC https://padlet.com/dibasharafi/zgolvzz9xcr6cein/wish/2662340061 https://padlet.com/dibasharafi/zgolvzz9xcr6cein/wish/2662412033 Gastrodiplomacy

At the beginning of the 21st century the Thai government launched a gastro-diplomacy campaign which aimed to increase the number of Thai restaurants around the world. (As well as celebrating the country’s delicacies, officials wanted to tempt tourists to visit.) For budding restaurateurs in Britain, setting up shop in a pub was seen as less risky than starting from scratch. ]]> 2023-08-15 13:22:15 UTC https://padlet.com/dibasharafi/zgolvzz9xcr6cein/wish/2662412033 https://padlet.com/dibasharafi/zgolvzz9xcr6cein/wish/2668604836 Essentially a Greek Lasagna which is delicious (I've also had some very yummy vegan versions before).
- Evie]]> 2023-08-22 09:33:57 UTC https://padlet.com/dibasharafi/zgolvzz9xcr6cein/wish/2668604836