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dish

[dish] / dɪʃ /


NOUN
main part of meal
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There’s mujadara, a classic Middle Eastern and Levantine dish made with cooked lentils and rice, caramelized onions, herbs and yogurt or tahini.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026

Chicken dish prices grew 22% over the past four years in fine dining restaurants, according to Datassential, a Chicago-based firm.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

You might reasonably assume this would leave the finished dish tasting as though it were yearning for a blanket of Gruyère and a broiler.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

"It's our most traditional dish here in Pachuca. If you don't have much time, there's always a pastes store around the corner," Hernandez says.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

The chocolaty sauce of the chicken enchiladas spilled out of the rolled-up tortillas and mixed in with the rice and beans, making the dish extra delicious.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall




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