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rice

[rahys] / raɪs /
NOUN
cereal
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That variety is especially good as the foundation for a cozy skillet dinner, while the enchilada-flavored beans are excellent warmed and spooned over a rice bowl.

From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026

The region produces more than a quarter of the world's rice.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

Breakfast cereal giant Kellogg's has stopped using rice grains in Rice Krispies and Coco Pops in the UK due to "changing weather conditions" that have disrupted supplies.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

My last meal would be: a Mediterranean- and Turkish-infused dish, like meatballs with eggplants and artichokes in good olive oil and some rice on the side.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

Eddie’s dad—Dev—serves each of us a huge scoop of vegetarian curry over fluffy white rice, and sticks a piece of flatbread called “roti” on the side.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

It’s one of the best fried rices in the South End: aromatic with smoky wok hei, seasoned with a clarion-sweet soy sauce and amped up with MSG.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 29, 2023

Some bean rices may not have a firm texture, and cauliflower rice has more crunch than chew.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 27, 2023

Books sit comfortably on them facing outward, craft supplies like paints nestle neatly, and pantry items such as spices and rices will be handily within reach.

From Slate ● Mar. 1, 2021

I go to a little place to buy dumplings and I get various rices, like black rice or green rice or jasmine rice or sticky rice.

From New York Times ● Mar. 13, 2020

Indeed, a constant observer will distinguish in dogs many of the passions, virtues, and rices of men; and it is generally the case, that those of the purest race have the nobler qualifications.

From Olla Podrida by Frederick Marryat

This lightning-quick recipe smartly swaps riced cauliflower for ground beef, then seasons and serves it with the same toppings.

From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2021

About a year ago, the chain introduced riced cauliflower as an alternative to quinoa.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 14, 2020

Our family recipe relies heavily on butter, cream and potatoes, which are boiled and then riced.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 20, 2018

When the company first introduced its riced cauliflower in late 2016, it was harvesting 5 acres of cauliflower for the product each week.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 15, 2018

Add milk, salt and pepper, then add riced potatoes and beaten egg yolks.

From The Perdue Chicken Cookbook by Mitzi Perdue

This takes the work out of ricing a head of cauliflower, for instance, and makes mincing garlic and ginger less of a chore.

From Salon ● Mar. 11, 2023

But the beds are “continually shrinking,” said White, who’s been ricing for three decades.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 20, 2022

“Ricing to me is real spiritual. There’s a lot who have gone home already, and when I’m ricing, the harder I work … the closer I am to them.”

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 20, 2022

A 44-year-old single dad, he takes his two boys and a nephew ricing to help cover the bills and for the kids to buy video games.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 20, 2022

They were planning this year’s sugaring, a time everyone looked forward to with joy and excitement, as much as ricing, maybe even more.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich


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