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pilaf

/pi-lahf, pee-lahf/US // pɪˈlɑf, ˈpi lɑf //

抓饭,皮拉面,皮拉饼,皮拉芙

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a Middle Eastern dish consisting of sautéed, seasoned rice steamed in bouillon, sometimes with poultry, meat or shellfish.
    • : rice cooked in a meat or poultry broth.

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Examples

  • Slow-roasted with lots of herbs and olive oil and served with a fluffy rice pilaf, a good salmon entree can feel as elegant and decadent as a four-hour stew.

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

  • Osman and his mother ate the pilaf with their fingers, from the same dish.

  • This was for their pilaf, the distribution of which was a complete scramble.

  • We had to squat down in Eastern fashion, and eat the savoury pilaf with our fingers.

  • Pilaf, a dish very common in the Orient and well known in the United States, is of this character and easily made.