arroz
Paella's main grain
Arroz is the Spanish and Portuguese word for rice.
It appears in English primarily in dish names borrowed from those cuisines: arroz con pollo (rice with chicken), arroz verde (green rice), arroz negro (rice blackened with squid ink).
The word signals Latin American or Iberian cooking.
Saffron rice with shellfish
Aromatic long-grain variety
- jasmineAromatic climbing plant
- arborioStarchy Italian rice
- bombaIsland folk percussion genre
- glutinousSticky and viscous
long-grain · brown · white · wild · parboiled · sticky · fragrant · Carolina
Means of living
- nourishmentFood that sustains life
- subsistenceMinimal means of living
- foodstuffAny edible substance
- provisionPreparatory supply or clause
diet · nutrition · essential · mainstay · cornerstone · grain belt · food security · ration
Dry seed covering
- branCereal grain husk
- endospermSeed's internal nutrient tissue
- germDisease-causing microorganism
- chaffProtective seed coverings
polish · awn · pericarp · milling · hulled · starch · kernel · dehusk
paella
Saffron rice with shellfish
basmati
Aromatic long-grain variety
glutinous · long-grain · brown · white · wild · parboiled · sticky · fragrant · Carolina · Valencia
sustenance
Means of living
- nourishmentFood that sustains life
- subsistenceMinimal means of living
- foodstuffAny edible substance
provision · diet · nutrition · essential · mainstay · cornerstone · grain belt · food security · ration · commodity
husk
Dry seed covering
chaff · polish · awn · pericarp · milling · hulled · starch · kernel · dehusk
paddy
Flooded rice-growing field
threshing · seedling · fertilize · cultivar · terrace · flooded · transplant · monsoon · yield · combine
rinse
Wash without scrubbing
absorb · fluff · ratio · boil · strain · covered · starchy · tender · wooden spoon · olla
- arroz con lecheSweetened rice in milk
- arroz con polloHispanic chicken-and-grain dish