姫ひめ飯いい

noun

soft rice cooked in a pot

Archaic term for rice cooked soft in a pot, contrasted with 強飯 (kowameshi), which is steamed glutinous rice. Not used in modern everyday language.

See also: 強飯

• 古ふるい文ぶん献けんでは、姫ひめ飯いいは強こわ飯めしと対たい比ひされることがある。

  In old documents, 姫飯 is sometimes contrasted with 強飯.