rice gruel with adzuki beans
A traditional Japanese dish made by cooking rice and adzuki beans together into a soft porridge, often eaten on special occasions like the 15th of January (小正月).
There is a custom of eating rice gruel with adzuki beans on the Little New Year.
Standard kanji spelling for this traditional dish.
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially in recipes or casual contexts.
Compound of 小豆 (azuki, 'adzuki bean') and 粥 (kayu, 'rice gruel'). The reading あずきがゆ is a straightforward combination of the two words.