芋いも粥がゆ

noun

sweet potato rice gruel

A simple, home-style rice porridge with diced sweet potatoes. Common in traditional Japanese cuisine.

• 祖そ母ぼが作つくる芋いも粥がゆは、寒さむい朝あさにぴったりだ。

  The sweet potato gruel my grandmother makes is perfect for cold mornings.

noun

historical banquet gruel with yam and ivy broth

Historical term for an elaborate gruel served at large Imperial banquets, made with ivy broth and finely minced Japanese yam. Not a modern dish.

• 平へい安あん時じ代だいの大たい饗きょうでは、薯蕷いもが粥ゆが振ふる舞まわれたと記き録ろくにある。

  Records say that at grand banquets in the Heian period, a yam gruel called 薯蕷粥 was served.