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| Type | Cookie |
|---|---|
| Place of origin |  Iran |
| Region or state | Kermanshah |
| Main ingredients | Rice flour, Sugar, Egg, Cardamom, Clarified butter |
Nan-e berenji (Persian: نان برنجی), or Nan-berenji (نانبرنجی), also called shirini-e berenji (شیرینی برنجی), is an Iranian rice-flour cookie originating from Kermanshah.[1] Nan-e berenji literally translates to "rice bread". It is often flavored with cardamom, garnished with poppy seeds and formed into flat disks. They are usually white, but sometimes tinted yellow.[2]
- ^ Bāzargān, Ṣoḡrā (December 15, 1993). Cookies. Vol. VI (Last Revision: October 28, 2011 ed.). Encyclopædia Iranica. pp. 244–246.
- ^ Marks, Gil. (2010). Encyclopedia of Jewish food. Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley. ISBN 978-0-544-18631-6. OCLC 849738985.