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pilaf

[pi-lahf, pee-lahf] / pɪˈlɑf, ˈpi lɑf /


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Here are two entry-level examples: using citrus zest and juice in a salad dressing; and cooking scallion whites into a rice pilaf and then garnishing the finished dish with scallion greens.

From Washington Times • Jun. 23, 2023

Do you want linguini, potato, rice pilaf or veggies?

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2023

I love this one-pot, veggie-forward pilaf because I can easily make a ton of it and then eat it for days on end without ever getting bored.

From Salon • Feb. 3, 2023

They parsed the novel’s winding sentences over cups of sweet tea and bowls of hand-pulled noodles and rice pilaf, Byler said.

From New York Times • Sep. 14, 2022

So he did not take long to make up his mind, but sat down and consumed the pilaf to the very last morsel.

From Pretty Michal by Jókai, Mór