I said nothing, but I must acknowledge that, from her previous conversation with me, and the quantity of pilau which she devoured that evening for her supper, I very much doubted the fact.
"The Pacha of Many Tales"
Captain Frederick Marryat
Give me a pilau and a bit of bread, and I can make a capital dinner without anything to help me but my own fingers."
"The Bertrams"
Anthony Trollope
Every evening a savoury pilau was made for their enjoyment, frequently with dried grapes or plums.
"Celebrated Women Travellers of the Nineteenth Century"
W. H. Davenport Adams