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Dolsot Bibimbap

Dolsot bibimbap is a traditional Korean rice dish cooked in a heated stone pot, known as a dolsot. The cooking process c...

Korean Restaurant Crispy Hot

9.2 Excellent

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Bibimbap

Bibimbap is a traditional Korean rice dish featuring warmly cooked rice layered with an assortment of vibrant vegetables...

Korean Iconic Vegetables Gochujang

9.0 Excellent

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Zereshk Polo

Zereshk Polo is a traditional Persian rice dish distinguished by its vibrant color and complex flavor profile. The rice...

Aromatic Persian Festive Saffron

8.8 Great

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Arroz con Gandules

Arroz con gandules is a traditional Puerto Rican rice dish deeply rooted in the island’s culinary heritage. It features...

Traditional Festive Sofrito Puerto Rican

8.7 Great

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Chicken Biryani

Chicken Biryani is a widespread variation of the traditional Indian dish, featuring marinated chicken layered with basma...

Indian Chicken Spiced Festive

8.6 Great

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Maqlouba

Maqlouba is an Arab upside-down rice dish layered with meat and vegetables, cooked in a pot and dramatically flipped ont...

Lamb Festive Upside Down Levantine

8.5 Great

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Ceebu Jen

Ceebu Jen is the national dish of Senegal, prepared in the Wolof culinary tradition by simmering broken rice, stuffed fi...

Traditional Vegetables Fish Senegalese

8.5 Great

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Zongzi

Zongzi are traditional Chinese sticky rice dumplings wrapped in bamboo leaves, famously consumed during the Dragon Boat...

Chinese Festive Dumpling Sticky Rice

8.5 Great

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Samgyetang

Samgyetang is a Korean hot soup consisting of a whole young chicken stuffed with glutinous rice, ginseng, and jujubes, t...

Korean Traditional Healing Ginseng Chicken

8.5 Great

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Babi Guling dengan Nasi

Babi Guling dengan Nasi is Bali's famed spit-roasted pig served with rice, notable for its crispy skin and rich flavorin...

Balinese Ceremonial Spiced Festive

8.5 Great

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Shakh Plov

Azerbaijani festive rice pilaf encased and baked inside a thin dough crust (gazmag), making it a showpiece dish traditio...

Elegant Traditional Festive Azerbaijani

8.5 Great

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Maqluba

Arab upside-down rice dish layered with lamb or chicken and fried vegetables then flipped onto a platter; considered a n...

Eggplant Festive Cauliflower Upside Down

8.5 Great

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Kimchi Bokkeumbap

Kimchi Bokkeumbap is a traditional Korean rice dish featuring seasoned rice stir-fried with fermented kimchi. The dish’s...

Korean Classic Home Style Kimchi

8.4 Great

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Dwaeji Gukbap

Dwaeji Gukbap is a traditional Korean rice dish originating from Busan. It features steamed white rice generously served...

Korean Classic Pork Busan

8.4 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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Chirashi Sushi

Chirashi Sushi is a Japanese scattered-sushi bowl of vinegared rice topped with assorted sashimi and vegetables, traditi...

Traditional Japanese Seafood Festive

8.3 Great

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Nasi Campur Bali

Nasi Campur Bali is an Indonesian mixed rice dish from Bali, notable for comprising a serving of white rice surrounded b...

Traditional Variety Balinese Mixed

8.3 Great

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Morasa Polo

Morasa Polo is a traditional Persian rice dish distinguished by its elaborate presentation. The rice itself is cooked wi...

Classic Persian Festive Rice

8.3 Great

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Tteokbokki

Tteokbokki is a traditional Korean rice dish featuring chewy rice cakes submerged in a vibrant, spicy gochujang-based sa...

Korean Classic Street Food Spicy

8.3 Great

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Sinsollo

Sinsollo is an elaborate Korean royal court casserole served in a unique split-bamboo-shaped vessel, traditionally accom...

Korean Traditional Festive Hot Pot

7.8 Good