rice boiled with soy sauce and sake
A traditional Japanese dish where rice is cooked with soy sauce and sake, often associated with cherry blossom viewing.
花見には桜飯がよく合います。
Sakura-meshi goes well with cherry blossom viewing.
祖母が作る桜飯は、醤油と酒の香りが絶妙だ。
The sakura-meshi my grandmother makes has an exquisite aroma of soy sauce and sake.
The name likely comes from the association with cherry blossoms (桜), as the dish is traditionally enjoyed during hanami (cherry blossom viewing).