Pilaf, also called polao, pilau, pilav, pilaff, plov or pulao,'s a dish in which a grain, such as rice or cracked wheat,'s browned in oil, and then cooked in a seasoned broth. Depending on the local cuisine, it may also contain a variety of meat and vegetables. Pilaf and similar dishes are common to Middle Eastern, Central and South Asian, East African, Latin American, and Caribbean cuisines. Cuisine Persian rice recipes probably go back to the expansion of rice cultivation within the Persian E… (More on Pilaf)