Try fereni, rosewater pudding with fruit and almonds, or bastani, homemade saffron ice cream studded with chunks of frozen cream, or even paludeh, rosewater-lime sorbet with crunchy rice noodle jimmies. Taking its name from a character in a 19th century Thomas Moore novella, a princess who evokes the romance and mystery of the Near East, Lala Rokh conjures up centuries of Persian culinary culture. Walking into the restaurant, it's as if you're entering the Bina home. That's Azita and Babak's intention. It's Mrs. Bina's insistence.
Mother knows best.