DISH RESEARCH · Rice dish
Cretan Pilafi
Also known as: Kritiko pilafi, Κρητικό πιλάφι
A Cretan rice dish in which rice is simmered in seasoned broth and finished with lemon, with butter or olive oil depending on the recipe.
About Cretan Pilafi
A Cretan rice dish in which rice is simmered in seasoned broth and finished with lemon, with butter or olive oil depending on the recipe.
Ingredients in Cretan Pilafi
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- Short-grain ricebase
- Lemonseasoning
- Olive oilcooking medium
- Buttercooking medium
- Brothcooking medium
- Saltseasoning
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