tandoor
Example Sentences
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Veeraswamy introduced the UK's first tandoor oven that decade - and a 1959 menu offers chicken tandoori for the equivalent of 52p in pre-decimal currency.
From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026
“In Pakistan, people think the spicier the better,” said the third-generation tandoor owner.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 12, 2022
Uyghur poetry spelled out in Arabic letters is displayed in restaurants that serve hand-pulled noodles and samsa, lamb-filled buns baked in tandoor ovens.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2022
These floppy, lightly pickled onions are a traditional accompaniment to grilled and tandoor foods throughout India and the rest of South Asia.
From New York Times • Jul. 12, 2021
Her older son was there too—Mariam somehow remembered Fariba saying his name, Ahmad, at the tandoor that first time.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
