noun
substantiality of a meal; fillingness
Describes how satisfying or filling a meal is; often used in the phrase 食いでがある (to be filling/substantial).
See also: 食べ出
この定食は安いのに食いでがある。
This set meal is cheap but filling.
肉料理は食いでがあって好きだ。
I like meat dishes because they are substantial.
Synonym with the same meaning; 食いで is more common in modern usage.
Compound of 食い (stem of 食う, 'to eat') + で (nominalizing suffix indicating degree or worth). The kanji 出 in the rare spelling is ateji.