Rice Dishes

🇦🇿Azerbaijan

Qazmaq

The crust at the bottom of the plov pot — flatbread, dough or a saffron-yogurt batter — lifted out in sheets and served on top of the rice.

🇵🇸Hebron, Palestine

Qidreh

قدرة

Rice and lamb cooked with chickpeas, garlic, and cardamom in a clay pot in a communal stone oven — a Hebron specialty served at weddings and feasts.

🇪🇸Murcia, Spain

Rabbit with Rice

Conejo con arroz

Conejo con arroz is a Murcian dish of rabbit and rice cooked with garlic, tomato, saffron, and seasonal vegetables.

🇺🇸Louisiana, United States

Red Beans and Rice

The New Orleans Monday staple: red kidney beans slow-simmered with ham hock and seasonings, served over rice.

🇬🇺Guam

Red Rice

Hineksa' Aga'ga'

The most important dish on the Chamorro fiesta table; white rice cooked with achote (annatto) seeds giving it a deep orange-red color; achote was introduced by Spanish settlers likely from the Philippines or Mexico; the annatto releases a dye when soaked in water; other ingredients like bacon, onion, garlic, and peas are often added; an icon of Chamorro culture.

🇦🇫Afghanistan

Reshteh Palaw

رشته پلو

Rice steamed with fried wheat noodles broken through it, cooked with lamb and often dried fruit.

🇮🇷Iran

Reshteh Polo

رشته پلو

A Persian rice dish of toasted reshteh noodles steamed with rice, raisins, dates and meat, traditionally served for Nowruz.

🇦🇼Aruba

Rice and Beans

Arroz Moro

Arroz moro (rice and beans); a popular Aruban side dish; white rice and beans served with stews and meat dishes; a staple of Aruban cuisine; a feature of everyday meals

🇨🇩DR Congo

Rice and Beans

Loso na madesu

Rice and beans, a staple combination across the Congo; listed in Wikipedia's Congolese cuisine; rice is often mixed with beans as a filling, nutritious meal; a simple, everyday dish; the beans are stewed with onions, tomatoes, and spices; a complete protein source; served as a main dish or side; the rice and beans of the Congo.

🇺🇸United States

Rice and Gravy

A Louisiana Creole plate of rice topped with smothered meat and a rich brown gravy.

🇲🇶Martinique

Rice and Kidney Beans

Riz et Haricots Rouges

White rice and kidney beans; the essential accompaniment to every Martinican main dish; served with chatrou, court-bouillon, and colombo; the rice and beans that are the foundation of every Martinican meal.

🇧🇧Barbados

Rice and Peas

Rice cooked in coconut milk with kidney beans or gungo peas, thyme, escallion and a whole scotch bonnet, served with every Sunday dinner.

🇬🇭Ghana

Rice Balls

Omotuo

Ghanaian rice cooked very soft, moulded into smooth balls and served with a rich soup.

🇵🇭Philippines

Rice Porridge

Lugaw

A plain rice porridge traditionally eaten for breakfast or when sick, served with various toppings.

🇸🇪Sweden

Rice Porridge

Risgrynsgröt

Creamy rice porridge served at Christmas with cinnamon, sugar, and milk, often with a hidden almond for luck.

🇳🇱Netherlands

Rice Table

Rijsttafel

Elaborate Dutch meal developed during colonial era, consisting of rice with up to 40 small side dishes including curries and sauces.

🇱🇧Lebanon

Rice with Chicken and Nuts

رز على دجاج

Spiced rice cooked with minced or shredded chicken and seven-spice, heaped on a platter and covered in fried almonds and pine nuts.

🇪🇸Valencian Community, Spain

Rice with Lobster

Arroz con bogavante

A saffron rice dish cooked with whole lobster in a rich shellfish stock, one of Spain's most celebrated coastal rice dishes.

🇵🇷Puerto Rico

Rice with Pigeon Peas

Arroz con gandules

Medium-grain rice cooked in one pot with pigeon peas, sofrito, cured pork, olives and annatto until a toasted crust forms on the bottom.

🇱🇾Libya

Rice with Sour Milk

Rozz bel-leben

Short-grain rice cooked in fermented milk until creamy and savoury, served with butter or olive oil poured over the top.

🇲🇭Marshall Islands

Rice-banke

Diced pumpkin and rice boiled together, optionally with coconut milk; served warm as a side dish; one of the dishes TasteAtlas lists for Marshall Islands; a simple, comforting dish that combines imported rice with local pumpkin; the coconut milk adds richness when used.

🇩🇰Denmark

Risengrød (Rice Porridge)

Risengrød

A Danish warm rice porridge with cinnamon, sugar, and butter, a Christmas and Lillejuleaften tradition

🇳🇴Norway

Risgrøt (Rice Porridge)

Risgrøt

A Norwegian rice porridge, creamy and warm, served with sugar, cinnamon, and butter, a Christmas Eve tradition

🇮🇹Piedmont, Italy

Risotto al Barolo

Risotto al Barolo is a named Italian rice dish from Piedmont, pairing its characteristic shape or filling with a defining sauce, broth, or seasoning; the form distinguishes it from a generic version.

🇮🇹Italy

Risotto al gorgonzola

Risotto al gorgonzola is a named Italian rice dish from Italy, pairing its characteristic shape or filling with a defining sauce, broth, or seasoning; the form distinguishes it from a generic version.

🇭🇷Venice, Croatia

Risotto al Nero di Seppia

Venetian black risotto stained with cuttlefish ink, cooked with cuttlefish, white wine, and parsley. Striking on the plate and briny on the palate.

🇮🇹Milan, Italy

Risotto alla Milanese

Milan's golden risotto of Carnaroli or Arborio rice, beef marrow, saffron, white wine, and Parmigiano, mantecato with butter. Traditionally served with ossobuco.

🇮🇹Lombardy, Italy

Risotto alla pilota

Mantuan risotto with minced pork, a Mantua specialty.

🇨🇭Switzerland

Riz Casimir

Veal or chicken in a mild curried cream sauce over rice, garnished with pineapple, banana and cherries.

🇹🇬Togo

Riz Gras

Rice cooked in a tomato, onion and pepper base with meat or fish until it takes the colour and the fat of the sauce.

🇧🇫Burkina Faso

Riz Soumbala

Burkinabè rice cooked with tomato, onion and fermented néré seed soumbala for a deep, savoury one-pot flavour.

🇹🇳Tunisia

Rouz Jerbi

رز جربي

Djerba dish of rice steamed with minced meat, liver, chard, parsley and spices until it takes on a dark green colour.

🇹🇼Taiwan

Rouzao Fan (Minced Pork Rice)

肉燥飯

Braised pork rice from Kaohsiung: minced pork belly over rice with a soy-sugar sauce.

🇰🇷South Korea

Royal Court Rice Cakes

궁중떡볶이

The original, non-spicy version of tteokbokki from the royal court, stir-fried in soy sauce with meat, vegetables, and nuts.

🇪🇬Egypt

Roz bil Khalta

رز بالخلتة

A Egyptian rice dish with mixed nuts, raisins, and liver or meat, a festive and daily classic

🇪🇬Egypt

Rozz Meʿammar

رز معمر

An Egyptian baked rice dish of rice and milk or broth with chicken pieces, seasoned and baked until creamy.