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Dosa

A dosa is a thin, pancake-like dish originating in South India. It’s made from a fermented batter of rice and black lent...

Fermented Breakfast Crepe South Indian

9.2 Excellent

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Idli

Idli is a traditional savory steamed cake from South India, notable for its unique texture achieved by fermenting a batt...

Fermented Breakfast Steamed South Indian

8.7 Great

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Nasi Lemak

Nasi Lemak is Malaysia's national dish, consisting of rice cooked in coconut milk and pandan leaf, served with sambal, a...

Breakfast Coconut Milk Malaysian National Dish

8.5 Great

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Kimchi Fried Rice

Kimchi Fried Rice is a Korean staple made by stir-frying day-old rice with fermented kimchi, often finished with a fried...

Korean Comfort Spicy Fermented

8.3 Great

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Thalassery Biryani

Thalassery Biryani is a variation from Kerala, India, notable for using fragrant short-grain Khyma rice and a unique coo...

Coastal Traditional Aromatic Kerala

8.2 Great

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Sinangag

Sinangag is a traditional Filipino garlic fried rice typically made with leftover cold rice, commonly served as a breakf...

Simple Traditional Breakfast Filipino

7.8 Good

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Champorado

Champorado is a sweet Filipino chocolate rice porridge traditionally made with sticky rice and cocoa powder, commonly ad...

Comfort Sweet Breakfast Filipino

7.8 Good

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Waakye

Waakye is a traditional Ghanaian dish of rice and beans boiled together with sorghum leaves, which impart a signature ea...

Street Food Breakfast Rice Beans

7.5 Good

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Puttu

Puttu is a traditional breakfast dish from Kerala, India, consisting of steamed cylindrical rice flour rolls layered wit...

Breakfast Cylindrical Steamed Kerala

7.5 Good

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Poha

Poha is a popular Indian breakfast dish made from flattened rice flakes that are lightly fried with spices, peanuts, and...

Light Indian Breakfast Quick

7.5 Good

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Fan Tuan

Fan tuan is a traditional Chinese breakfast item originating from the Jiangnan region, consisting of tightly rolled glut...

Portable Traditional Breakfast Taiwanese

7.5 Good

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Puto

Puto is a Philippine steamed rice cake made from fermented rice batter, traditionally served as a savory accompaniment t...

Sweet Breakfast Filipino Steamed

7.5 Good

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Ven Pongal

Ven Pongal is a savory South Indian breakfast dish of soft-cooked rice and split yellow lentils seasoned with black pepp...

Traditional Savory Breakfast Tamil

7.4 Good

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Nasi Uduk

Nasi Uduk is a Betawi dish from Jakarta, Indonesia, in which rice is cooked in coconut milk with lemongrass and pandan,...

Aromatic Indonesian Breakfast Coconut

7.3 Good

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Sannas

Sannas are spongy, steamed rice cakes originating from Goa, India, notable for their preparation using fermented batter...

Traditional Fermented Steamed Rice Cake

7.2 Good

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Congee

Congee is a thick rice porridge widely consumed in Asian countries, notable for its easily digestible nature and histori...

Comfort Savory Asian Breakfast

7.1 Good

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Xoi

Xôi is Vietnamese glutinous sticky rice prepared in both savory and sweet variations, steamed with ingredients such as m...

Traditional Vietnamese Breakfast Sticky Rice

7.0 Good

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Ful Medames with Rice

Egyptian pairing of slow-cooked fava bean stew (ful medames) with white rice; ful medames is among the world's oldest re...

Traditional Breakfast Egyptian Rice

7.0 Good

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Kao Tom

Kao Tom is a Thai rice soup in which jasmine rice is simmered in a mild broth with ginger and garlic, typically served w...

Simple Comfort Breakfast Thai

6.8 Fair

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Cháo

Cháo is Vietnamese rice porridge in which rice is slow-cooked with abundant water or broth until creamy, served with top...

Simple Comfort Vietnamese Breakfast

6.8 Fair