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rice

[rahys] / raɪs /
NOUN
cereal
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Pair the greens with your favorite grains, whether that’s brown rice, quinoa or farro, and oven-baked salmon.

From Salon Jul. 22, 2026

Each smaller than a grain of rice, the sculptures pays tribute to Nobel Prize-winning physicist CV Raman and aerospace engineer and former Indian president APJ Abdul Kalam, besides Sarabhai.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2026

“It’s traditionally done with rice and beans, but this one I do with lentils and red quinoa, which those two by themselves are powerfully protein and fiber packed,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 16, 2026

Pans heave with labor-intensive dishes like çalkama, a Turkish pastry, and yaprak sarma, grapevine leaves filled by hand with a mixture of rice, onions, tomatoes and herbs.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 11, 2026

Mom slumped into a chair and peeked into the paper containers until she came upon the fried rice.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

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

These different rices were either not washed at all, washed three times with water or washed ten times with water.

From Salon Jun. 13, 2023

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

A new form of alternative rices has popped up in recent months, too: Legume and chickpea rices are a high-protein alternative rice, from the companies Banza and RightRice.

From Washington Post Apr. 11, 2019

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 Marryat, Frederick

Yes, riced cauliflower is a semi-passable substitute for rice.

From Washington Post Jan. 13, 2023

If the core is tender, you can turn it into riced cauliflower along with the florets; otherwise, reserve it for another use as it won’t cook up the same.

From Washington Post Jan. 13, 2023

A spicy tomato base serves as the chili's foundation for shredded kale, riced cauliflower, and white navy beans, making it a veggie-heavy meal that will actually keep you satiated.

From Salon Dec. 4, 2021

They had tea, herbal soup, fried eggs, steam riced and Chinese sausages and vegetables ready and waiting when I arrived.

From New York Times Feb. 11, 2019

Two cups hot riced potatoes, one-half teaspoonful salt, one-fourth teaspoonful celery salt, one teaspoonful finely chopped parsley, two tablespoonfuls butter, one-half teaspoonful pepper, yolk of one egg, a few drops of onion juice.

From The Community Cook Book by Anonymous

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

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

“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

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

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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