干ほし飯いい

noun

dried boiled rice

Rice that has been cooked and then dried, often used as a preserved food or emergency ration. Historically common in Japan.

• 昔むかしの旅たび人びとは干ほし飯いいを持もって旅たびに出でた。

  Travelers in the old days set out with dried boiled rice.

• 干ほし飯いいは水みずやお湯ゆで戻もどして食たべる。

  Dried boiled rice is eaten after rehydrating it with water or hot water.