On this Wikipedia the dishes easy links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Not to be confused with Dishware.

Pulao Mangsho, a traditional Indian pulao dish from Bangladesh and West Bengal, India, with condiments and yogurt. A Chinese fried rice dish on a plate. A dish in gastronomy is a specific food preparation, a “distinct article or variety of food”, ready to eat or to be served. A dish may be served on tableware, or may be eaten in one’s hands. Instructions for preparing a dish are called recipes. Some dishes, for example a hot dog with ketchup, rarely have their own recipes printed in cookbooks as they are made by simply combining two ready-to-eat foods.

Many dishes have specific names, such as sauerbraten, while others have descriptive names, such as “broiled ribsteak”. After the inventor, either being given the name by that person or because the dish was created in the inventor’s kitchen. Some dishes have many stories about their creation, which can sometimes make it difficult to know the true origin of the name of a dish. Poached eggs with cheese sauce and spinach, p. 138 in Practical Cookery, by Victor Ceserani and Ronald Kinton, 10th ed.

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