swap_horiz Nasi Lemak Alternatives

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Nasi Ayam

Nasi ayam is a chicken-and-rice dish associated with Malaysia and Singapore, where it is commonly served in hawker cente...

Simple Comfort Chicken Rice Hawker

9.3 Excellent

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Afghan Kabuli Pulao

Afghan Kabuli Pulao, also called Kabuli palaw, is a rice dish associated with Afghan cuisine and often described as Afgh...

Lamb Raisins Afghan National Dish

9.3 Excellent

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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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Nasi Ayam Hainan

Nasi Ayam Hainan is a classic Malaysian rice dish featuring poached Hainanese chicken served with fragrant rice cooked i...

Classic Hainanese Chicken Rice

8.8 Great

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Idli

Idli is a staple rice dish originating in South India. It’s a fermented steamed cake created from a batter of rice and b...

Fermented Breakfast Steamed South Indian

8.7 Great

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Shrimp and Grits

Shrimp and grits is a dish associated with the Lowcountry and coastal Southern cooking of the United States. It pairs sh...

Breakfast Southern Shrimp American South

8.7 Great

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Jamaican Rice and Peas

Jamaican rice and peas is a seasoned rice dish traditionally prepared with kidney beans or pigeon peas, coconut milk, th...

Caribbean Jamaican Coconut Milk Sunday Dish

8.7 Great

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Nasi Kandar

Nasi Kandar is a traditional Malaysian rice dish developed in Penang. It features fragrant steamed rice generously coate...

Classic Curry Rice Malaysian

8.6 Great

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Century egg and pork congee

Century egg and pork congee is a traditional Cantonese rice porridge dish in which cooked rice is simmered until it reac...

Breakfast Pork Cantonese Century Egg

8.6 Great

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Thieboudienne

Thieboudienne is a robust Senegalese stew of fish, broken rice, and vegetables cooked in a deeply flavored tomato base....

Tomato Fish West African Senegalese

8.5 Great

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Nasi Kerabu

Nasi Kerabu is a traditional Malaysian rice dish originating in Kelantan. The distinctive blue hue comes from butterfly...

Classic Malaysian Herbs Kelantan

8.4 Great

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Nasi Dagang

Nasi Dagang is a traditional Malaysian rice dish originating from Terengganu. It features steamed glutinous rice infused...

Classic Coconut Malaysian Terengganu

8.4 Great

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Arroz com Feijão

Arroz com feijão is a Brazilian everyday dish of cooked rice served with beans, often as two separate components on the...

Comfort Everyday Brazilian National Dish

8.4 Great

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Nasi Briyani (Malay)

Nasi briyani in Malay cooking is a rice dish derived from the South Asian biryani tradition and adapted within the cuisi...

Biryani Spiced Festive Malaysian

8.4 Great

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Tapa Silog

Tapa silog is a Filipino meal built from tapa, cured or marinated beef, sinangag garlic-fried rice, and itlog, a fried e...

Classic Breakfast Filipino Cured Beef Garlic Rice Egg

8.4 Great

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Appam

Appam is a type of pancake originating from South India and Sri Lanka, specifically popular in the state of Kerala. The...

Fermented Breakfast Kerala Rice Batter

8.2 Great

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Nasi Goreng Kampung

Nasi Goreng Kampung is a traditional Malaysian fried rice dish deeply rooted in regional culinary heritage. It features...

Classic Anchovy Chili Malaysian

8.2 Great

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Bringhe

Bringhe is a Kapampangan rice dish from the Philippines, traditionally associated with Pampanga. It uses glutinous rice...

Coconut Milk Festive Glutinous Rice Turmeric

8.2 Great

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Cook-Up Rice

Cook-Up Rice is a Guyanese one-pot dish made with rice, peas or beans, coconut milk, and seasonings. Meat such as salted...

Caribbean Coconut Milk Beans Guyanese

8.2 Great

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Diyabath

Diyabath is a traditional Sri Lankan dish consisting of cooked rice that is left to ferment overnight in water or coconu...

Traditional Fermented Breakfast Coconut Milk

7.3 Good