also: ほしい
noun
dried boiled rice; hoshi-ii
Historically used as portable provisions by samurai and travelers; today it is a traditional preserved food, sometimes rehydrated with hot water or eaten as a snack.
戦国時代、武士は干し飯を携帯食として持ち歩いた。
During the Warring States period, samurai carried dried boiled rice as portable rations.
干し飯はお湯をかけるとふっくら戻る。
Dried boiled rice becomes soft and fluffy again when you pour hot water over it.
Alternate kanji for 'dried'; less common than 干し飯.
Irregular okurigana usage; less common than 干し飯.
Irregular okurigana usage; less common than 干し飯.
From 干し (hoshi, 'drying') + 飯 (ii, 'cooked rice'). The reading ほしい is an older form; ほしいい is the modern standard reading.