noun
Yamato-ni; beef simmered in soy sauce, ginger, and sugar
A traditional Japanese dish of beef (or sometimes other meat) simmered in a sweet-savory sauce. The name literally means 'Yamato-style simmering'.
大和煮はご飯のおかずにぴったりだ。
Yamato-ni goes perfectly with rice.
缶詰の大和煮を非常食として備蓄している。
I keep canned Yamato-ni as emergency food.
From 大和 (Yamato, an old name for Japan) + 煮 (ni, simmering), referring to a traditional Japanese simmered dish.