Grain Recipes

When humans first began farming around 10,000 years ago, a variety of grains were among the first plants to come under the plow. Wheat, rice and corn are the big three used around the world these days. But barley, oats, rye, millet, spelt, quinoa, teff and amaranth are just some of the other grains used in the world's different cultures and cuisines.

International Grain Recipes

Paella Valenciana

Spanish meat, vegetable and rice dish

Geelrys

(South African yellow rice with raisins)

Wild Rice Pilaf

(Canadian-American wild grain pilaf)

Arroz a la Mexicana

(Mexican rice with tomatoes)

Plov

(Central Asian rice pilaf with lamb or beef)

Ghapama

(Armenian rice-stuffed and baked whole pumpkin)

Shirin Polo

(Persian sweet rice pilaf)

Kasha

(East European buckwheat groats)

Dan Chaofan

(Taiwanese egg fried rice)

Sushi Gohan

(Japanese seasoned rice)

Hoppin' John

(American rice and black-eyed peas)

Bibimbap

(Korean mixed rice bowl with toppings)

Reshteh Polo

(Persian aromatic rice and noodle pilaf layered with meat)

Sindhi Biryani

(Pakistani meat curry with rice)

Red Beans and Rice

(American Creole bean and rice dish)

La Bandera Dominicana

(Dominican lunch of stewed chicken or beef, red beans and rice)

Lo Mai Gai

(Chinese rice steamed in lotus leaves)