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Pilaf

Rice, Grain and Starch Dishes

Pilaf is a rice dish, or in some regions a wheat dish, whose preparation usually involves cooking the grain in stock or broth, adding spices and other ingredients such as vegetables and meat, and using a technique meant to keep the cooked grains from sticking together.

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Origin Period, From (Year)
from 1609 1
Origin RegionSourced to the subject's own account
West Asia and South Asia 2
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Uses Ingredient

Rice, Ingredients
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1. Pilaf (Wikipedia)
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In more detail, the English pilau, of first use 1609 CE, has come from Persian pulaw (16th cent.
2. Pilaf (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Infobox, Place of origin
    Place of origin: West Asia and South Asia
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  • Uses Ingredient: Rice, Infobox main_ingredient field: Rice, stock or broth, spices, meat, vegetables, dried fruits
  • Expresses Tradition: Street Food Culture, Wikipedia category: Category:Street food
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