米こめの飯めし

expression, noun

cooked rice

A somewhat emphatic or old-fashioned way to say 'cooked rice', often used in proverbs or to contrast with other foods.

• 米こめの飯めしと味み噌そ汁しるは日本にほんの食しょく卓たくの基き本ほんだ。

  Cooked rice and miso soup are the basics of the Japanese table.

expression, noun

something one never tires of

Idiomatic use, often in the phrase 「米の飯と女は飽きぬ」 (one never tires of rice and women). Rare in modern conversation.

• 「米こめの飯めしと女おんなは飽あきぬ」という古ふるい言いい回まわしがある。

  There is an old saying: 'One never tires of rice and women.'