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Pilaf Also known as pilau, pilaf is typically a seasoned rice (or other grain) dish in which the rice is sauteed before the liquid and other ingredients are added.
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Pilaf: cooked rice with melted butter poured over then pressed into a mold. Unmolded, it is then served with any variety of sauces, seasonings, and garnishes as may occur to the imaginative cook, and named according to the ingredients. Psaria: fish.
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PILAW, PILAFF 1. a method of cooking rice 2. A middle Eastern rice dish PIMET ...
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Famous Middle Eastern or North African dishes made with green wheat are hamām bi'l-farīk, a pigeon stuffed with green wheat from Egypt; firik pilavı, a green wheat pilaf from Turkey; shūrbat farīk bi'l-mukh, ...
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It's especially popular in the Middle East, where it's used to make tabouli and pilafs. Bulgur comes either whole, or cracked into fine, medium, or coarse grains.
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It differs from other rice dishes such as paella or pilaf in that a shorter grained rice with a high starch content is used, making the finished dish characteristically creamy and glutinous.
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Because of its similarity to Near Eastern pilaf, some historians think that it originated near Venice, a city known as a crossroads for merchants and explorers.
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Kamut flour can be substituted for wheat flour in most recipes. Combine cooked kamut with dried cranberries and feta cheese for a quick cold salad, or use it as a base for pilafs. Kartofflen - [German] potatoes. Käse - [German] cheese.
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See also: Cooking, Rice, Vegetable, Flavor, Sauce
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