swap_horiz Horchata Alternatives

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Khao Niao Mamuang

Khao Niao Mamuang is a traditional Thai dessert featuring cooked glutinous rice infused with rich, sweet coconut milk. I...

Dessert Sweet Thai Mango

9.0 Excellent

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Tangyuan

Tangyuan is a traditional Chinese dessert of glutinous rice balls filled with sweet sesame or peanut paste, historically...

Chinese Sweet Soup Glutinous

8.0 Great

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Sakura Mochi

Sakura mochi is a traditional Japanese sweet consisting of pink-tinted glutinous rice cake wrapped in a pickled cherry b...

Pink Japanese Seasonal Sweet

8.0 Great

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Inarizushi

Inarizushi is a Japanese dish of vinegared rice stuffed into sweet, deep-fried tofu pouches called aburaage, named after...

Simple Portable Japanese Sweet

8.0 Great

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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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Shirin Polo

Shirin Polo is an Iranian sweet rice dish garnished with candied orange peel, carrots, almonds, and pistachios, traditio...

Aromatic Sweet Persian Festive

7.5 Good

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Arroz con Leche (Mexican)

Mexican arroz con leche is a sweet rice pudding simmered with milk, cinnamon, and sugar, distinguished from other region...

Comfort Mexican Dessert Sweet

7.5 Good

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Arroz Rojo

Arroz rojo, commonly known as Mexican red rice, is a traditional side dish notable for being toasted and simmered in a p...

Everyday Mexican Spiced Tomato

7.5 Good

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Babà au Rhum

Babà au Rhum is a classic French yeast cake soaked in rum syrup, originating in the 18th century and occasionally adapte...

Dessert Sweet Neapolitan Yeast

7.5 Good

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Ohagi

Ohagi is a traditional Japanese sweet made of sticky glutinous rice shaped into balls and coated entirely in sweet red b...

Traditional Japanese Sweet Red Bean

7.5 Good

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Khao Nieow Dam Piek

Khao Nieow Dam Piek is a Thai dessert featuring sweet black sticky rice pudding, notable for its rich texture and tradit...

Dessert Sweet Coconut Thai

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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Suman

Suman is a Philippine glutinous rice cake traditionally steamed inside palm or banana leaves, historically significant a...

Sweet Snack Filipino Sticky Rice

7.5 Good

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Roz bel Laban

Arab rice pudding of short-grain rice simmered in sweetened milk and scented with rose or orange blossom water, a widesp...

Traditional Dessert Sweet Egyptian

7.5 Good

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Kalamay

Kalamay is a sticky, sweet rice cake from the Philippines, notably distinguished by its labor-intensive preparation and...

Regional Sweet Coconut Filipino

7.2 Good

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Chakra Pongal

Chakra Pongal is a sweet South Indian rice dish made with jaggery, moong dal, and ghee, traditionally prepared as a reli...

Dessert Sweet Festival Tamil

7.0 Good

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Arroz Verde

A staple of Peruvian cuisine, arroz verde is a vibrant green rice dish pureed with cilantro, spinach, and basil, often s...

Green Herb Cilantro Mexican

7.0 Good

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Sheer Branj

Sheer Branj is a Persian and Afghan rice pudding made by slow-cooking rice in milk with sugar, cardamom, and rosewater,...

Dessert Sweet Persian Saffron

6.8 Fair

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Xalwo

Somali sweet confection of sugar, ghee, and cornstarch flavored with cardamom and saffron, traditionally prepared for Ei...

Dessert Sweet Festive Cardamom

6.5 Fair

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Thiakry

Senegalese dessert of fermented millet or couscous mixed with sweetened yogurt, flavored with vanilla or baobab powder,...

Dessert Sweet Yogurt Senegalese

6.5 Fair