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TEHRAN -- Austria-based German clarinet virtuoso Ulrich Drechsler says he has enjoyed Iranian cuisine during his stay in Iran.
"I am addicted to food. When I came to Iran and a friend took me to a restaurant in northern district of Tehran and had kebab with a taste of saffron, I was in high spirits,” Ulrich Drechsler told the Persian service of ISNA on Sunday.
"Pomegranate juice and saffron ice cream, these are incredible and awesome. You make use of a variety of spice and vegetables in your food. I think I would own a restaurant in Iran if I could come back to this world once again,’ he exclaimed.
Ulrich Drechsler is in Iran attending the 30th Fajr International Music Festival.
He continued that this is his second trip to Iran and hoped to return again in spring or summer.
"I have only stayed in Tehran during these days and have got to know only a little part of your culture. My friends have shown beautiful places like the Music Museum of Iran, and I was surprised to see such numbers of Iranian musical instruments,” he stated.
"I must say that the main thing in my life is my family, then food and after that music. I have fallen in love with Iranian life and the Iranian mentality,” he stated.
The musician also asserted that he is in love with Oriental music and that he is a fan of Iranian kamancheh virtuoso Kayhan Kalhor and he hopes to attend one of his concerts someday.
Ulrich Drechsler and Italian jazz pianist Stefano Battaglia have given two performances at the festival, which will come to an end on February 20.
The Iranian audience was highly entertained by a series of lullabies that Ulrich Drechsler performed at his concerts during the festival.
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