外がい米まい

noun

foreign rice; imported rice

Refers to rice from abroad, often contrasted with 国産米 or domestic Japanese rice. 輸入米 is a more explicit modern term when the focus is on importation.

• 外がい米まいは国こく産さん米まいより価か格かくが安やすいことがある。

  Foreign rice is sometimes cheaper than domestically produced rice.

• この店みせでは料りょう理りに合あわせて外がい米まいを使つかっている。

  This restaurant uses foreign rice depending on the dish.