LEYLI HOMAYOONFAR’S KHORESH-E GHORMEH SABZI
Leyli Homayoonfar is one of life’s irrepressible enthusiasts. The 36-year-old chef has worked in pro kitchens for almost two decades – in restaurants, cookery schools, developing supermarket recipes – and the creative ‘buzz’ of cooking is still ‘addictive’. It is, she says, ‘the only thing I really love’.
Today, Leyli runs Bab Haus, a US-Mexican streetfood brand operating in Caerphilly and Barry, close to her native Cardiff. Inspired by the food of Los Angeles and Texas, Bab Haus is renowned for its low ’n’ slow smoked meats and birria tacos, made using ex-dairy beef. But, the original source of Leyli’s fascination with food lies not in America, but Iran.
Leyli grew up in an Iranian-Welsh household obsessed with Persian food: ‘As a family, we’re known for cooking and parties, which was
