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Pilaf (US: / ˈ p iː l ɑː f /), pilav or pilau (UK: / ˈ p iː l aʊ, p iː ˈ l aʊ /) is a rice dish, or in some regions, a wheat dish, whose recipe usually involves cooking in stock or broth, adding spices, and other ingredients such as vegetables or meat, [1] [note 1] [2] [note 2] and employing some technique for achieving cooked grains that do not adhere.
The rice cooking method is known as pilaf, [1] by which the rice is fluffy, light and does not stick. Traditionally, a long-grain rice, such as basmati or jasmine, is used, [1] although short-grain rice, such as bomba or Misri ("Egyptian"), can be used too. Brown rice can also be used. [2]
Rice was known to the Classical world, being imported from Egypt, and perhaps west Asia. It was known to Greece (where it is still cultivated in Macedonia and Thrace) by returning soldiers from Alexander the Great's military expedition to Asia. Large deposits of rice from the first century AD have been found in Roman camps in Germany. [43]
The Oxford English Dictionary indicates that jambalaya comes from the Provençal word jambalaia, meaning a mish mash, or mixup, and also meaning a pilaf (pilau) of rice. This is supported by the fact that the first printed appearance of the word is in a Provençal poem published in 1837.
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