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Arroz a la mexicana

"Mexican-style rice"

Also called Arroz rojo.

Say it

ah·ROS ah lah meh·hee·KAH·nah

Where it comes from

Spanish arroz (rice, from Arabic ar-ruzz) + a la mexicana (Mexican style)

What Arroz a la mexicana means

Arroz a la mexicana is a Mexican main dish name of Spanish origin meaning "Mexican-style rice". It comes from Spanish arroz (rice, from Arabic ar-ruzz) + a la mexicana (Mexican style). It is pronounced ah-ROS ah lah meh-hee-KAH-nah, and it is most associated with the whole country.

A la mexicana in a dish name signals the colours of the flag, tomato and onion and green chile, rather than a fixed recipe.

This is a site about what Mexican words mean, so there is no recipe here. For the name itself: The plated dishes, most named for a cooking method or a place. Cochinita pibil is pork cooked in a píib, the Maya earth oven. Barbacoa gave English the word barbecue. Chiles en nogada is named for the walnut sauce that covers it.

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Arroz a la mexicana means Mexican-style rice

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