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Paella de Marisco

Paella de Marisco is a traditional Spanish rice dish deeply rooted in coastal cuisine. It features saffron-infused rice...

Spanish Coastal Traditional Seafood

9.2 Excellent

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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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Risotto alla Milanese

Risotto alla Milanese is a classic Italian rice dish originating from Milan. It’s distinguished by its vibrant golden hu...

Italian Elegant Traditional Milanese

8.8 Great

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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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Tahchin

Tahchin is a traditional Persian rice dish renowned for its signature puffed, golden crust. The dish features parboiled...

Classic Baked Persian Rice

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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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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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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Ouzi

Ouzi is a Levantine festive dish of slow-cooked lamb served over spiced rice with toasted nuts, a centerpiece at celebra...

Traditional Lamb Slow Cooked 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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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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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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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