七なな草くさ粥がゆ

noun

seven-herb rice porridge

Traditional Japanese dish eaten on January 7th (Jinjitsu) for good health in the new year. Contains the seven spring herbs: seri, nazuna, gogyō, hakobera, hotokenoza, suzuna, and suzushiro.

• 正しょう月がつ7日かには七なな草くさ粥がゆを食たべる習しゅう慣かんがあります。

  There is a custom of eating seven-herb rice porridge on January 7th.

• 七なな草くさ粥がゆはおせち料りょう理りで疲つかれた胃いを休やすめるのに良よいと言いわれています。

  Seven-herb rice porridge is said to be good for resting the stomach tired from osechi dishes.