A well-liked perception is that the regime banned the drink as a result of it was believed to reinforce sexual efficiency.
In the guts of Lonsdale Street, the brand new Mashti Café on the road provides a style of nostalgia for the Iranian diaspora with its milkshake flagship majon, which was banned in Iran for many years.
In Persian, Mashti is related to the English idea of “khur”.
Armin Nejad Yousefi, a 35-year-old Persian singer and founding father of Mashti Cafe, immigrated to Canada 5 years in the past. He graduated with a Master’s diploma in Food Science and has over 10 years of expertise.
“Everything we do right here requires an enormous workforce effort. The idea behind Mashti Café comes from our expertise with juice bars, and its inspiration , comes from Akbar Mashti Ice Cream, essentially the most conventional and enjoyable ice cream in Iran,” he mentioned, highlighting the collaboration with companion Hooman Habbaz. “We use top-of-the-line gear right here to arrange our ice cream, and it performs an essential function on our menu.”
In addition to ice cream, additionally they supply their flagship product, majon, which incorporates bananas, pistachios, walnuts, coconut, cashews, small slices of pineapple, honey, and ice cream.
Nejad Yousefi says the sheikh is greater than sufficient to get him by the day.
“Majong helps us deal with onerous labor and coaching and offers us with vitality,” he mentioned, pointing to the federal government’s rationale for the ban. “This choice was made as a result of, in keeping with in style perception, shaking enhances sexual efficiency.”
However, Nejad Yousefi emphasizes that freshness is a aggressive benefit in comparison with different cafes.
“We purpose to carry the flavors, tradition, and colours of Iran to the neighborhood. Our menu is minimal in quantity, however every little thing is contemporary. Every juice, together with carrot juice, orange juice, and so on. We will make it for you. Once we obtain your order, we’ll make 100% contemporary juice.”
Currently, 20 individuals work behind the scenes on the cafe. We additionally purpose to create a enjoyable environment.
“People who come right here can get pleasure from good music and even play video games. They can have enjoyable,” says Nejad Yousefi.
Mashti Cafe opened on the finish of March.
Hamid Jafari is a Vancouver-based freelance journalist who writes about Canada’s Iranian neighborhood, arts, tradition, and social media traits. His work with North Shore News is supported by New Canadian Media. itshamidjafari@gmail.com