Kuning

Kuning, also spelled kyuning or kiyuning and Anglicized as yellow rice or turmeric rice, is a Filipino rice dish cooked with turmeric, lemongrass, salt, bay leaves, and other spices to taste. It originates from the island of Mindanao and is a staple food among the Maranao people of Lanao del Sur. It is related to the Indonesian "nasi kuning" of neighboring Sulawesi, but it does not use coconut milk. The dish is characteristically yellow because of the use of turmeric ("kalawag" in Maranao, and "kunig" or "luyang dilaw" in most other Philippine languages).