Nº 01 A kitchen in the city

Torshi, the way my mother taught me.

Handmade in small batches — delivered with care.

Method
Months of ferment
Batch
20 jars
Made
By hand, at home
Delivery
Chicago only
Edition
2026

Thirty autumns in the same kitchen. A recipe carried from Tehran to a quieter, brighter table — and the patience to wait six months before asking it to speak.

Batches are small because attention is finite. Twenty jars at a time, dated, labelled, and rested one more week before any of them leave the shelf.

— Maryam

Nº 03 The method

  1. Source

    Vegetables picked at peak and salted the same day. Nothing travels; nothing waits.

  2. Ferment

    Slow, cool, unrushed — six months minimum for liteh. Patience as the first ingredient.

  3. Jar

    Twenty at a time. Dated, labelled, rested one more week, and only then shared.

We bought Torshi from Maryam. We were very happy with it — I recommend everyone try it.
— Masoud
I've tried Maryam's Torshi — it's wonderful. So delicious, so thoughtfully made.
— Nazli Y.

First dibs on new batches