Kalam pilau. Photo courtesy the author.The two volumes of Ketab-e-Mostatab-e-Ashpazi (The Excellent Book of Cookery) by Najaf Daryabandari and Fahimeh Rastkar.Abgousht with accoutrements. Photo courtesy the author. Current Analysis The Savor of Memory Laleh Khalili draws on memories from childhood, her experience of leaving Iran and her ongoing interest in cooking to review a series of classic and contemporary Iranian cookbooks. Through them she reflects on the politics of identity in the Iranian diaspora and the global circuits of foodways refle Laleh Khalili • 17 min read