Randomness Guide to London - Differences between Version 2 and Version 1 of Parseh, SE5 8RS
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Iranian cafe with takeaway and delivery on Denmark Hill in Camberwell.
secretlondon has been wanting to try this place for a while and went one weekday in March 2020. It's really quite small with three glass counters full of food, two with savoury and one full of cakes. The person behind the counter was keen to tell me that everything they sell is home made and I believe him. The food currently on offer is written on blackboard behind the counter - this is slightly different from the food on their takeaway leaflet.
Food comes in three sizes - small, medium and large and is pre-prepared and heated to order. I had a large lamb beryani (£8) which wasn't quite what I expected. I was thinking I'd get something a bit like biryani or pilau - this was a sticky saffron rice with green beans and small cubes of lamb. The Iranian term on the menu lobia polo bagosht (green bean rice) describes this better than Anglicising to biryani. I understand that selling your cuisine to an English audience involves finding appropriate terms but I don't think biryani is the right one here.
I had a small tub of kasha-o-bademjan (aubergine dip with mint and whey) (£4 without bread) which was lovely. The sourness of the whey and the herbs worked really well together. To finish I had a couple of home made cookies. They had a variety - I chose some small ones for 50p each. They were nice and not too sweet.
Overall I want to try more of the menu as it's pretty interesting.
Last visited by secretlondon, March 2020. Opening times from their facebook here which also has a scan of their menu.
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