Talk:Shirin polo

Persian Jewish traditions
This article is centered on the role of Shirin polow in Persian Jewish culture, which is very interesting. However, this seems to be giving undue weight to this aspect of the dish, which is a standard polow in Persian cuisine, and used for celebrations in all communities, not just the Jewish community.

The section on the "Purim connection" is particularly tendentious. The only citation for a special connection between shirin polow and Purim is an article by a food writer who proposes a personal interpretation of shirin polo. There is no evidence given that this is a common or standard or traditional interpretation, or that shirin polow has a special connection to Persian Purim celebrations, unlike, say, Ashkenazi hamantashen or Sephardi orecchie di Ammon. Are there any better sources for this claim?

Since shirin polow is a Persian celebratory dish, it is not surprising that it is served for Persian Jewish celebrations, and it is strange that it is characterized as a "Persian Jewish" dish rather than simply a "Persian" dish. After all, "The Jews of Iran... have been so intertwined with Persian culture for so long that little difference is seen in their food". (Najmieh Batmanglij, Cooking in Iran) --Macrakis (talk) 15:04, 11 January 2020 (UTC)