干ほし飯い

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.

• 戦せん国ごく時じ代だい、武ぶ士しは干ほし飯いいを携けい帯たい食しょくとして持もち歩あるいた。

  During the Warring States period, samurai carried dried boiled rice as portable rations.

• 干ほし飯いいはお湯ゆをかけるとふっくら戻もどる。

  Dried boiled rice becomes soft and fluffy again when you pour hot water over it.