主食
Meanings
1
Refers to the main carbohydrate source in a meal, such as rice, bread, or noodles, as opposed to side dishes.
The staple food of Japanese people is rice.
There are also countries where bread is the staple food.
Usage patterns
- 〈物〉を主食にするto make something one's staple food
Japanese people make rice their staple food.
- 主食は〈物〉だthe staple food is X
The staple food in this region is bread.