Definition

1. Noun:
   • A cooked dish: "kedgeree" is a noun that refers to a specific prepared food item. It is a dish originating from the British colonial era in India, traditionally made with rice, flaked fish (often smoked haddock), hard-boiled eggs, parsley, and seasoned with curry powder or other spices.

Usage

• As a subject or object: The word "kedgeree" is used to name the dish itself.
  • Kedgeree is often served for breakfast.
  • She prepared a delicious kedgeree.

Examples

Advanced Usage

• Historical/Culinary Context: The term is used to discuss the dish's origins as an Anglo-Indian adaptation of the Indian dish "khichdi."
  • The British version of kedgeree is quite different from its Indian inspiration.

Variants and Related Words

• Khichdi/Kitchri (noun): The Indian dish of rice and lentils, which is the original inspiration for kedgeree.
• Kedgeree has no standard verb or adjective forms. It is primarily used as a proper noun for the dish.

Synonyms

• Fish and rice dish: A descriptive synonym, though less specific.
• There are no direct, single-word synonyms for this specific culinary term.

Related Phrases

• To make kedgeree: The common verb phrase used with the noun.
  • He learned to make kedgeree from an old cookbook.

Idioms

• There are no common idioms containing the word "kedgeree."

Noun

1. a dish of rice and hard-boiled eggs and cooked flaked fish