What does "tahdig" mean?

The crispy layer of rice (and sometimes lavash bread, thinly sliced potatoes, egg or another ingredient) taken from the bottom of the pot in which the rice (chelow or pilaf) is cooked in cuisine of Western Asia.

What is a synonym for "tahdig"?

Common synonyms include: scorched rice.

Tahdig

//ˈtɑ.diɡ// noun

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Noun

1
The crispy layer of rice (and sometimes lavash bread, thinly sliced potatoes, egg or another ingredient) taken from the bottom of the pot in which the rice (chelow or pilaf) is cooked in cuisine of Western Asia. uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

scorched rice

Etymology

From Iranian Persian تهدیگ (tah-dig), from Classical Persian تهدیگ (tah-dēg).

Related phrases

western asia

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