main dish

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There’s also Turkish Çılbır, which is more of a main dish than a dip since it calls for poached eggs served over a layer of garlicky yogurt and topped with warm spicy butter.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

In fact, the versatile naan diligently props up whatever it is paired with, allowing the main dish to shine.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025

That’s the beginnings of an amazingly delicious, yet simple, main dish included in the new “Catan: The Official Cookbook.”

From Washington Times • Sep. 11, 2023

She is still searching Pinterest for a replacement main dish for Christmas Day.

From New York Times • Dec. 23, 2022

It feeds the migrants a main dish for two or three days.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario