Roger Delafroozi was attempting to make ghormeh sabzi, a traditional Persian herb stew, but was missing a key ingredient - the red kidney beans. Photo / Getty Images
Roger Delafroozi was attempting to make ghormeh sabzi, a traditional Persian herb stew, but was missing a key ingredient - the red kidney beans. Photo / Getty Images
Roger Delafroozi was putting the finishing touches to his dinner - a traditional Persian herb stew - and had just one ingredient left to add.
But when he went to pop in a can of red kidney beans, he was stunned to discover it contained chickpeas instead.
"It was just my luck," the Ocean Beach resident said.
Originally from Iran, he was trying to prepare a Persian dish of ghormeh sabzi, which requires special dried herbs sent to him by family.
It's a meal he hadn't eaten in about two-and-a-half years.