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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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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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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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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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Payasam

Payasam is a traditional South Indian rice pudding made by boiling rice with milk and sugar, serving as an essential swe...

Dessert Festive South Indian Rice Pudding

8.0 Great

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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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Zarda

Zarda is a traditional sweet boiled rice dish from the Indian subcontinent, notable for its bright yellow color derived...

Dessert South Asian Festive Saffron

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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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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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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Bariis Iskukaris

Somali spiced rice dish cooked with xawaash spice blend, onions, and broth, typically presented at celebrations alongsid...

Traditional Pasta Festive Somali

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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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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Meethe Chawal

Meethe chawal is a sweet rice delicacy from North India, famous for being cooked with basmati rice, sugar, saffron, card...

Yellow Dessert Festive Punjabi

6.8 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