Meanings
- uncountableThe crispy layer of rice (and sometimes lavash bread, thinly sliced potatoes, egg or another ingredient) taken from the bottom of the pot in which the rice (chelow or pilaf) is cooked in cuisine of Western Asia.
1 more example
The importance of Nowruz is reflected in an elaborate sabzi polo, the herbed rice capped with a crunchy tahdig, the crust formed from lettuce, rice mixed with yogurt or lavash or another thin flatbread. On Wednesday night, I opted for sheveed polo, a simpler and quicker dill rice, but I can’t wait to nail that crunchy tahdig tonight.
2026 March 15, Genevieve Ko, “‘This Is the Best Dish I Have Ever Made From NYT Cooking’”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 15 Mar 2026
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Iranian Persianتهدیگ
- Englishtahdig
From Iranian Persian تهدیگ (tah-dig), from Classical Persian تهدیگ (tah-dēg).
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Chinese Mandarin 鍋巴飯 /锅巴饭
- 鍋巴飯 /锅巴饭crisp rice
Esperanto gratenaĵo, krustumaĵo
- gratenaĵocrisp rice
- krustumaĵocrisp rice
Finnish tahdig
- tahdigcrisp rice
Hebrew טהדיג
- טהדיג (tahdig)crisp rice
Persian تهدیگ
- تهدیگ (tah-dig)crisp rice
Spanish socarrat, arroz pegado
- socarratcrisp rice
- arroz pegadocrisp rice
Cite this entry
tahdig. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tahdig
“tahdig.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tahdig. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tahdig,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tahdig.
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