Rice Dishes

🇲🇲Myanmar

Htamane

ထမနဲ

Sticky rice stirred for hours in huge woks with sesame, peanut, coconut and ginger in peanut oil, made communally for the full moon of Tabodwe. The festival date moves with the lunar calendar.

🇮🇳Hyderabad, India

Hyderabadi Biryani

हैदराबादी बिरयानी

A world-famous layered rice dish from Hyderabad, cooked with marinated meat and basmati rice in the dum style. It blends Mughlai and South Indian flavors.

🇪🇸Balearic Islands, Spain

Ibizan Slaughter-Season Rice

Arroz de matanzas

Ibizan Slaughter-Season Rice combines fresh pork, chicken, local mushrooms, and deeply seasoned broth for a winter celebratory dish.

🇧🇳Brunei

Indonesian Turmeric-Coconut Rice

Nasi Kuning

Fragrant rice colored with turmeric and cooked in coconut milk, traditionally served in cone shape for ceremonies.

🇮🇳Indore, India

Indori Poha

इंदौरी पोहा

A famous poha from Indore, Madhya Pradesh, topped with sev, jeeravan masala, and pomegranate. It is tangy, spicy, and crunchy.

🇨🇻Cape Verde

Jagacida

Rice and bean pilaf from Fogo Island, cooked with onions, paprika, and bay leaves until the rice turns red-gold; often enriched with linguiça sausage.

🇺🇸New Orleans, United States

Jambalaya

A Creole rice dish with chicken, sausage, and seafood, simmered with the holy trinity and Cajun or Creole seasoning.

🇰🇷Jeonju, South Korea

Jeonju Bibimbap

전주비빔밥

The most famous regional bibimbap from Jeonju, featuring yellow mung bean jelly (hwangpomuk), beef tartare, and an exceptionally elaborate array of toppings.

🇰🇵Pyongan, North Korea

Jobap

조밥

A bowl of mixed steamed rice and millet, commonly served in Pyongan province in place of plain steamed rice; millet is a key grain in North Korean agriculture; the mixture stretches scarce rice and adds nutrition; a daily staple of the Pyongan region; a practical, nourishing base for any meal.

🇵🇪San Martín, Peru

Juane

Amazonian rice and chicken parcel wrapped in bijao leaves and boiled. The emblematic dish of the San Juan festival.

🇸🇦Saudi Arabia

Kabsa

كبسة

Saudi Kabsa is rice cooked in a tomato, onion, and spice broth with chicken or lamb, then finished with raisins, nuts, or fried onions depending on the region.

🇸🇦Saudi Arabia

Kabuli

كابلي

Kabuli is a rice dish combining meat, raisins, carrots, nuts, and aromatic spices; in Saudi Arabia it is also known as Bukhari rice.

🇦🇫Kabul, Afghanistan

Kabuli Pulao

قابلی پلو

Long-grain rice steamed over lamb and its stock, then buried under caramelised carrot slivers, raisins and slivered pistachio or almond.

🇦🇱Albania

Kabuni

Unique Albanian dish from Kruje made of rice fried in butter, cooked in mutton broth with raisins, then sweetened with sugar, cinnamon, and cloves, served cold, a distinctive sweet-savory crossover.

🇧🇩Dhaka, Bangladesh

Kacchi Biryani

কাচ্চি বিরিয়ানি

Marinated raw mutton layered under rice with potato, ghee and kewra water in a sealed pot, so meat and rice cook together.

🇯🇵Hokkaido, Japan

Kaisendon

海鮮丼

A bowl of rice topped with assorted fresh sashimi, varying by season and region.

🇮🇷Shiraz, Iran

Kalam Polo Shirazi

کلم پلو شیرازی

Shiraz rice cooked with cabbage, herbs and small meatballs scented with cinnamon and rose water.

🇯🇵Japan

Kamameshi

釜飯

Rice cooked in an individual iron pot with chicken, seafood, mushrooms, and vegetables.

🇮🇩South Kalimantan, Indonesia

Kandangan Rice Cake

Ketupat Kandangan

South Kalimantan ketupat served with coconut milk curry and snakehead fish, a Banjar specialty.

🇮🇳Jammu and Kashmir, India

Kashmiri Pulao

कश्मीरी पुलाव

A sweet and fragrant rice dish from Kashmir with dried fruits, nuts, and saffron. It is mild and colorful.

🇮🇷Gilan, Iran

Kateh

کته

Kateh is rice cooked by absorption with salt and butter until tender and cohesive, a home-style staple of Gilan and Mazandaran.

🇯🇵Japan

Katsudon

カツ丼

Rice bowl topped with a breaded pork cutlet simmered with egg and onion in sweet soy broth.

🇬🇧United Kingdom

Kedgeree

Smoked haddock flaked into curried rice with hard-boiled egg, parsley and butter, eaten at breakfast.

🇰🇪Kenya

Kenyan Biryani

Biryani ya Kenya

A Kenyan coastal biryani of spiced rice layered with meat, potatoes, fried onions and saffron colour.

🇲🇾Malaysia

Ketupat Palas

Glutinous rice in triangular palm leaf pouch, compact texture with neat weaving, traditionally eaten during Hari Raya.

🇸🇦Hail, Saudi Arabia

Keubaibat Hail

كبيبات حائل

Keubaibat Hail is a Hail rice dish with spiced meatballs or kofta served over aromatic rice, balancing tender meat and fluffy grains.

🇹🇭Thailand

Khao chae (Rice Soaked in Cold Water)

ข้าวแช่

Khao chae, jasmine-scented iced water poured over rice with a set of separately fried accompaniments, is a named royal-Mon hot-season dish served only for a few months and is one of the strongest seasonal collectibles in Thailand.

🇹🇭Thailand

Khao mok gai

ข้าวหมกไก่

Khao mok gai is Thai Muslim turmeric chicken rice cooked with aromatic spices and served with fried shallots.

🇹🇭Bangkok, Thailand

Khao phat amerikan

ข้าวผัดอเมริกัน

Khao phat amerikan is Thai fried rice served with a fried egg, hot dog, and raisins, a Bangkok diner classic.

🇦🇫Kabul, Afghanistan

Kichri Quroot

کچری قروت

Mung beans and rice cooked sticky with onion, served with a meat sauce and a pool of reconstituted qoroot.

🇰🇷South Korea

Kimchi Fried Rice

김치볶음밥

Fried rice made with well-fermented kimchi, pork or spam, and gochujang, topped with a fried egg and sprinkled with sesame and seaweed.

🇯🇵Tohoku, Japan

Kiritanpo

きりたんぽ

Akita's mashed rice pressed onto cedar skewers and toasted, eaten as is or in nabe.

🇬🇾Guyana

Kitchrie

Rice and split peas boiled together into a soft one-pot with turmeric, garlic and a spoon of ghee stirred in at the end.

🇰🇳Saint Kitts and Nevis

Kittitian Pelau

Pelau

One-pot dish made with rice, meat (often chicken or pork), peas, and a variety of spices and seasonings; ingredients cooked together until the rice is tender; hearty and aromatic; also called cook-up; the pelau of Saint Kitts and Nevis; a versatile, hearty one-pot meal.

🇰🇳Saint Kitts and Nevis

Kittitian Rice and Peas

Rice and Peas

Rice cooked with pigeon peas, coconut milk, and local seasonings; a standard side dish in Saint Kitts and Nevis; served with grilled fish, stewed meats, or lobster; a staple of island cuisine; the rice and peas of Saint Kitts and Nevis; a Caribbean comfort food; a versatile accompaniment.

🇼🇸Samoa

Koko Alaisa

Kokoaraisa

Samoan cocoa rice; rice cooked with Samoan cocoa, coconut cream, and sugar; a breakfast staple; sweet, rich, and chocolatey; served warm; the breakfast that combines Samoa's love of cocoa and coconut; eaten with panipopo or alone; a uniquely Samoan morning dish.