So the recipe for the Persian rice dish called the pilau, altered by chefs in the kitchens of the Mughal emperors, becomes the Indian biryani.
At a single sitting last week Signor Benito Mussolini was observed to devour: A large pilau of rice, sprinkled with Parmesan cheese.
After politicians passed the word that curried lamb and spiced pilau would be served to voters and their families, some homes were so crowded that the government dusted off an .