roasted rice broth; roasted rice soup
A traditional Japanese soup made by roasting rice until browned, then boiling it in water, sometimes with seasonings. It is a simple, rustic dish.
My grandmother made roasted rice broth for me when I had a cold.
Roasted rice broth is fragrant and warms you up.
お茶漬け is rice with tea or broth poured over it, often using plain rice; 炒り湯 is the roasted rice broth itself, sometimes served as a soup.
Standard kanji spelling; 炒り means 'roasted' and 湯 means 'hot water'.
Alternate kanji spelling using 煎り, which also means 'roasted'.
Abbreviated kanji spelling; less common.
Abbreviated kanji spelling; less common.
Compound of 炒り (iri, 'roasted', continuative form of 炒る) + 湯 (yu, 'hot water'). The exact historical origin is uncertain, but it likely developed as a simple, nourishing folk food.