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Pilaf

Pilaf (.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}US: /ˈpiːlɑːf/ or pilau UK: /ˈpiːlaʊ, piːˈlaʊ/) is a rice dish, or in some regions, a wheat dish, whose recipe usually involves cooking in stock or…

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Alternative names
Polao, pulao, plao, pela, pilav, pilov, pallao, pilau, pelau, palau, polau, pulaav, palaw, palavu, plovas, palov, polov, polo, polu, kurysh, fulao, fulaaw, osh, aş, paloo, piles…
Course
Main
Main ingredients
Rice, stock or broth, spices, meat, vegetables, dried fruits
Place of origin
West Asia and South Asia
Region or state
Central Asia, West Asia, South Asia, South Caucasus, Maritime Southeast Asia, East Africa, Balkans
Serving temperature
Hot

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Pilaf

Nodes214
Edges213
Triples317
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.009346
Components1

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Pilaf

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related to Bibliography · 128
Pilaf → Achaya, Alan, Alan Davidson, Albala, Alexander, America, American Institute, An Armchair Guide, Ancient Jaffna, Annual Cookbook Issue, April, Ashis, Asia, Being, Boardman, Book Review, Bruce, California Press, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press
related to Indonesia · 29
Pilaf → According, Adha, Afghanistan, Among, Arab Indonesian, Arab Indonesians, Basmati, Betawi, Deerona, Eid, Fitr, Gagas Ulung, Gujarat, Gujarati, Hadhramaut, Hadhrami, In Indonesia, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Indonesian
related to Etymology · 15
Pilaf → According, CE, Dravidian, Edition's, English, French, Hindi, In, Italian, OED, Oxford English Dictionary Online, Persian, Sanskrit, Tamil, Turkish
related to history · 14
Pilaf → Abbasid Caliphate, Adim, Afghanistan, Aleppo, Although, Central, Ibn, India, Kitab, South Asian, Spain, The Spanish, West Asia, Wusla
related to India · 12
Pilaf → Bengali, In Karnataka, IndiaKashmiri, IndiaPulao Mutton, It, Long, Persian, Pulao, Rice, Rice Bath, There, West Bengal
related to Armenia · 9
Pilaf → Another Armenian, Antep, Armenian, Armenians, Baboian, One, Rose Baboian, Turkey, Vağinag Pürad
related to Preparation · 8
Pilaf → Arabic, Common, Cooking, However, Persian, Some, The, Turkish
related to Turkey · 7
Pilaf → Historically, Some, This, To, Turkish, Unlike Chinese, Using
related to Local varieties · 6
Pilaf → Caribbean, Central Asian, Iranian, Some, South Asian, There
related to Albania · 5
Pilaf → Albania, In Albanian, It, Medium-long, There

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rice meat dish cooked pulao chicken isbn vegetables also food cooking beef made ingredients stock popular dishes spices pilau often

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
PilafAlternative namesPolao, pulao, plao, pela, pilav, pilov, pallao, pilau, pelau, palau, polau, pulaav, palaw, palavu, plovas, palov, polov, polo, polu, kurysh, fulao, fulaaw, osh, aş, paloo, piles…1.00infobox
PilafCourseMain1.00infobox
PilafMain ingredientsRice, stock or broth, spices, meat, vegetables, dried fruits1.00infobox
PilafPlace of originWest Asia and South Asia1.00infobox
PilafRegion or stateCentral Asia, West Asia, South Asia, South Caucasus, Maritime Southeast Asia, East Africa, Balkans1.00infobox
PilafServing temperatureHot1.00infobox
Pilafis avery common dish0.90text
vegetablesinstance ofand other ingredients0.80text
meatinstance ofand other ingredients0.80text
and employing some technique for achieving cooked grains that do not adhere.During the Abbasid Caliphateinstance ofand other ingredients0.80text
such methods of cooking rice first spread across a vast territory from Iran to Spaininstance ofand other ingredients0.80text
and eventually to a wider worldinstance ofand other ingredients0.80text

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