しゃこめし

noun

shako meshi; rice cooked with mantis shrimp

A regional dish, especially associated with Hiroshima and Okayama, where mantis shrimp (shako) is cooked together with rice and seasoned with soy sauce or dashi.

See also: 蝦蛄

• 広ひろ島しまに行いったら、しゃこめしを食たべてみたい。

  When I go to Hiroshima, I want to try shako meshi.

• この駅えき弁べんのしゃこめしは、シャコの風ふう味みがご飯はんにしみていて美味おいしい。

  This ekiben shako meshi is delicious, with the flavor of the mantis shrimp soaked into the rice.