Naan Bread Quotes

“Lily heard feet padding along the landing outside her room and then her mother pushed open the door without knocking, carrying a breakfast tray: bread and jam, a glass of pomegranate juice, and a pot of tea. Yesterday, Lily couldn't drink the milk. It was warm, tasted too much like cow, and the egg yolks were bright orange, so she just ate the naan. She had never before eaten flatbread like this- baked on hot stones, dimpled and crusty, it tasted sour and earthy and so delicious, she could eat an entire slab.”
― Donia Bijan, The Last Days of Café Leila

“It helped that I was working with a pretty awesome recipe. Baba had this way of drawing out the tender in his meat, marinating and using delicate pinches of spice that he dusted gently over the hills and valleys of slices and rolled balls and rural-hewed chunks destined for gyros or meat trays or to be garnished with salad within a deliciously sloppy naan sandwich.”
― Karuna Riazi, Hungry Hearts: 13 Tales of Food & Love

“His main ingredient is sea bream...
At least the head of one!"
Aah, now I see. He's making Fish-Head Curry!
FISH-HEAD CURRY
Originating in Singapore and Malaysia...
... it uses the whole head of a white-meat fish so that even delicately flavorful parts, like the eyes and cheeks, can be enjoyed!
"Next, he's put some baking powder into a bowl...
... along with baking soda... yogurt...
It's naan! He's making naan bread!"
"So he intends to serve his curry with naan instead of rice? That's fairly... ordinary."
"I'd expected something a little more unique from Professor Shiomi's prized apprentice."
"Isn't it a display of confidence on his part? Not relying on some wacky, unusual dish to generate surprise?"
"No...
That naan.
If he's doing what I think he's doing...!"
"Shhh. That's right, Jun. This...
... is just the beginning of my dish! "
"Hayama has left the naan to rise... returning to his curry!
He's adding a pinch of lemongrass for fragrance, and-"
"Whoa! It's a dash of freshness to the otherwise mild and soft coconut milk..."
"Just the refreshing scent is enough to make my mouth water!”
― Yuto Tsukuda, 食戟のソーマ 6 [Shokugeki no Souma 6]

“Turning to the canvas bag, she pulled out a foil package. The smoky, buttery smell of naan made the different types of hunger coursing inside him mix together.
"Does your mom actually make naan at home?"
She opened the packet and held it in front of his nose, and he picked one up and shoved it in his mouth and almost died on the spot from the chewy, yeasty deliciousness.
"Mummy's made it since before homemade naan was a trend. My parents have always had an old-fashioned tandoor oven in the house. Because Dr. Kohli needs his naan and kababs." The brightness sparkling in her eyes dimmed.”
― Sonali Dev, The Emma Project