noun
sea bream rice; tai-meshi
A Japanese dish of rice cooked with sea bream (tai), often with the fish minced or placed whole on top. A regional specialty in some coastal areas.
愛媛県の郷土料理として鯛めしが有名です。
Tai-meshi is famous as a local dish of Ehime Prefecture.
今日の夕食は鯛めしにしよう。
Let's have tai-meshi for dinner tonight.
A general term for rice cooked with various ingredients; 鯛めし is a specific type of 炊き込みご飯 using sea bream.
Compound of 鯛 (tai, 'sea bream') and 飯 (meshi, 'rice'). The exact origin is uncertain, but it is a traditional dish in regions where sea bream is abundant.