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Examples of dirty rice in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Their ribs are the crown jewel along with their specialty sides like loaded cornbread, dirty rice, and brisket nachos.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Feb. 2024
Gatlin’s boldly aromatic Cajun-style dirty rice, made from Mary’s recipe, is great on its own, but also finds its way into Gatlin’s Kitchen Sink Sandwich: a mammoth creation that Greg piles with onions, jalapeños, sliced brisket, and sausage.
—Kayla Stewart, Bon Appétit, 23 Feb. 2024
But, my momma called it dirty rice.
—Matt Young, Chron, 1 Feb. 2021
Or mince them fine and make Cajun dirty rice.
—Hank Shaw, Outside Online, 1 May 2022
What's dirty rice?
—Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic, 30 Mar. 2022
There’s game hen stuffed with chicken-gizzard dirty rice; panang lamb neck; vegan green curry bucatini with pistachio gremolata; and an off-menu dish of lamb chops with fried prawn heads, sautéed morning glory and mint tapioca — Argoti’s take on surf and turf — to round out the larger plates.
—Stephanie Breijostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2023
The possibility of leftovers is good (and so, too, are repeat tastes of dishes including lime-marinated chicken and dirty rice tossed with charred kimchi).
—Washington Post, 30 Apr. 2021
Each day, the restaurant will release a menu with set meals and a la carte dishes including marinated and grilled flank steak, roast chickens with salsa verde, farro and sweet potato salads, cajun dirty rice and more.
—oregonlive, 2 July 2021
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Word History
First Known Use
1949, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near dirty rice
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“Dirty rice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dirty%20rice. Accessed 9 May. 2024.
Kids Definition
dirty rice
noun
: a Cajun dish of white rice cooked with chopped or ground giblets
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