steamed rice; reheated rice by steaming
Often refers to cold rice that has been reheated by steaming, but can also mean freshly steamed rice.
I reheated the cold rice by steaming it and ate it.
steamed glutinous rice with red beans; festive red bean rice
Specifically refers to こわめし (strong rice) or おこわ, a celebratory dish of mochi rice and red beans steamed in a basket.
See also: 強飯
Steamed rice with red beans was served at the celebration.
Standard kanji spelling for steamed rice.
Alternate kanji spelling, less common than 蒸し飯.
Compound of 蒸し (steaming) and 飯 (rice). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term straightforwardly describes rice prepared by steaming.