There's many varieties to rice pilaf, what is "PILAF"?

Answer 1

To my knowledge, "pilaf" simply means that the rice (and possibly other ingredients) is fried or browned in butter or oil before it's cooked.

I think it's one of those terms with a very loose definition.

Answer 2

Pilaf Definition

Answer 3

I am from Romania and in Romanian "pilaf" is the most common meal made with rice. It's usually made with rice, vegetables and chicken meat. It tastes a bit like chicken soup.

Answer 4

pilaf is a verb.It is a method of cooking rice(it also works w/ orzo) by first gently sauteeing it and other items so that the rice
gets a light coating of oil and then the cooking liquid is added. The end result is seperate rice grains in the dish.

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There's many varieties to rice pilaf, what is "PILAF"?

Answer 6

All pilaf is. Say you put cooked rice in a cup turned it upside down and took the cup away. The stack left is called a pilaf

Answer 7

Its' Turkish for a steamed rice dish often with meat, shellfish, or vegetables in a seasoned broth.

Answer 8

1. a Middle Eastern dish consisting of sautéed, seasoned rice steamed in bouillon, sometimes with poultry, meat or shellfish.
2. rice cooked in a meat or poultry broth.

Answer 9

it usually means a combination of grains, with vegetables, such as rice with orzo (rice like pasta) or quinoa with millet, millet with flax, etc, and usually has green peas, onions, or other veggies

Answer 10

Inert ingredients to the rice. Spices and bullion.