Rice and three

{{short description|Indian-style meal}}

In Indian cuisine, a rice and three restaurant is one where the customer picks three curries from a selection, which are served over rice.{{cite news |last=Thomas |first=Deanna |date=7 December 2016 |title=Rice 'n' Three: A Manchester Cheap Eats Institution |url=https://confidentials.com/manchester/rice-n-three-a-manchester-cheap-eats-institution |work=Confidentials|access-date=22 August 2022}} The concept is derived from the thali style of service.{{cite news |date=2 March 2021 |title=Dishes that Changed Manchester: Rice & Three |url=https://www.manchestersfinest.com/eating-and-drinking/dishes-that-changed-manchester-rice-three/ |work=Manchester's Finest| access-date=22 August 2022}}

The concept was claimed to have been created by the This and That restaurant in the Northern Quarter, Greater Manchester during the 1980s.{{cite news |last=Lovell |first=Lucy |date=15 September 2017|title=The best rice and three curry shops in Manchester |url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/food-drink-news/best-rice-three-curry-manchester--12904762 |work=Manchester Evening News|access-date=22 August 2022}}