General term for spices, condiments, or seasoning added to food.
Adding spices to the dish enhances the flavor.
adjuvant (in Chinese medicine); addition of an adjuvant
Technical term in Chinese medicine for an adjuvant substance or its addition.
ingredients added to rice or udon (Kansai dialect)
Kansai dialect term for meat, fish, vegetables, etc. added to rice or udon, as in gomoku meshi.
See also: 五目飯
In Chinese medicine, licorice is sometimes added as an adjuvant.
In Kansai, they eat udon with plenty of toppings.
seasoned rice with meat, fish, and vegetables
Usually written in kana; the kanji form 加薬 is less common.
Kanji form; less common than kana.
The word かやく is derived from 加薬, literally 'added medicine' or 'added substance'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it likely originated from the idea of adding beneficial ingredients to food or medicine.