Comments on: Spicy Doesn’t Necessarily Mean Hot

By: Stella

Stella — Fri, 01 Feb 2019 18:34:12 +0000

In reply to LivingTheQLife.Interesting. Are you sure it was biriani, and that it wasn't just the rice? Because the suggestion is that biriani originated as a pilav type dish, which means the meat and other ingredients should be incorporated into the rice, not served separately. I'm intrigued now. I'm now wondering if it was just done as a way of keeping the rice suitable for non-meat eaters perhaps. Was it in a hotel?

By: LivingTheQLife

LivingTheQLife — Fri, 01 Feb 2019 18:16:40 +0000

In reply to Stella.This is how they served it in India.

By: Stella

Stella — Thu, 31 Jan 2019 06:38:22 +0000

Interesting. Because a biriani contains rice in my experience… It’s a rice dish with added meat or vegetables or seafood, rather than a curry like dish on top of rice. Do you normally encounter it as the latter then? I wonder if it’s a question of regional differences (unlikely i would say) or just terminology.