thanksgiving rice dish after childbirth
A Shinto ritual dish of rice offered in gratitude after a safe childbirth. Rare in modern daily life; mainly encountered in historical or religious contexts.
Ubutate-meshi was offered before the gods in gratitude after childbirth.
Compound of 産 (ubu, 'birth') + 立て (tate, 'just after') + 飯 (meshi, 'rice'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term directly describes rice prepared soon after childbirth.