餅もち粥がゆ

noun

rice gruel with mochi

A simple rice porridge containing pieces of mochi (rice cake). A warming dish often made at home.

• 寒さむい朝あさは餅もち粥がゆで体からだを温あたためる。

  On cold mornings, I warm up with mochi rice gruel.

noun

azuki bean gruel with mochi (eaten on the 15th of the first month)

A traditional seasonal dish for the first full moon of the lunar year (小正月). Made with azuki beans and mochi, often called 望粥 (mochigayu) in this context.

• 小こ正しょう月がつには望もち粥がゆを食たべて無む病びょう息そく災さいを願ねがう。

  On the 15th day of the first month, we eat azuki bean mochi gruel and pray for good health.