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It occurred to me, this afternoon, while I was in the process of making Very Easy Paella for dinner, that paella as a dish bears at least a passing resemblance to pila[f|u|v].

Apparently it's not a cognate, though! Pilaf is from Sanskrit, via Turkish, with a meaning along the lines of "cooked rice", whereas paella is from Latin via Spanish and refers to the shape of the cooking dish -- with patella i.e. the kneecap as a doublet, again because of the shape.

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Date: 2023-06-15 09:20 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] oursin
Hah! I have always supposed that paella came via Moorish invasion and the derivation stretched back via pilaff to pilau, as very similar-ish things to do with rice (even if the types of rice are v different).

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Date: 2023-06-16 09:18 am (UTC)
From: [personal profile] ewt
As a non-shellfish eater I would be interested in your recipe/method/whatever for Very Easy Paella.

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Date: 2023-06-16 10:35 pm (UTC)
From: [personal profile] ewt

Thank you, this is useful; I could certainly make that into Enough Protein by the addition of some Not Shellfish protein ingredients. I think I would pass on the sweetcorn, though!

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