Breakdown of طعم اون متعادل که هست، ولی این غذا رو باید سرد سرو کنن.
این
this
آن
that
بودنbudan
to be
سردsard
cold
Questions & Answers about طعم اون متعادل که هست، ولی این غذا رو باید سرد سرو کنن.
What role does که play here after متعادل?
This is the concession structure you're studying. By placing که after the adjective متعادل (balanced) and before the verb, it creates a "yes, but" contrast. It emphasizes that you are conceding a point, admitting the food is balanced, before introducing the catch with ولی (but). Think of it as "Balanced, it IS, but..."
Could I use the short "is" ending (ه) here instead of هست?
No. Because this concession structure relies on emphasizing the fact that something is true, you need the full, independent verb هست to carry that stress. Saying متعادل کهه (with the enclitic ه) doesn't work because enclitics cannot take stress.
Who is the "they" in سرو کنن (they serve) if we are just talking about the food generally?
In everyday Farsi, using the third-person plural without a specific subject is the most natural way to express a passive idea. Instead of using a clunky formal passive construction to say "it must be served," native speakers just say "they must serve it" (باید سرو کنن), referring to people in general, the chef, or the restaurant staff.
Why is سرد (cold) placed right before the compound verb سرو کنن?
When an adjective describes the state or condition in which an action happens (like serving food cold), it acts as an adverb. In Farsi, these generally sit immediately before the verb. Since the direct object is marked with , it moves earlier in the sentence, giving you the natural word order: Object + Adverb + Verb.