arròs a banda
/ˈa.rɔs a ˈbanda/
CA
A traditional Valencian (Catalan) rice dish cooked with fish stock, typically made with leftover rice from preparing fish, served with the fish separately.
L'arròs a banda és un plat típic de la costa valenciana.
Arròs a banda is a typical dish from the Valencian coast.
Etymology
The phrase means 'rice on the side' in Catalan. It originates from the traditional practice of serving the cooked rice separately from the fish that it was cooked with, hence 'on the side'.
Memory Aid
Break the phrase: "arròs" is rice, "a banda" means to the side - think "rice on the side" served with fish.
Collocations
plat d'arròs a bandaarròs a banda valencià