sea bream chazuke; rice with tea and sea bream
A Japanese dish of cooked rice topped with sea bream sashimi or grilled sea bream, over which hot tea or dashi is poured. A regional specialty, especially associated with Ehime Prefecture.
When I traveled to Matsuyama, I ate the local specialty, tai chazuke.
Tai chazuke is eaten by placing sea bream sashimi on rice and pouring hot tea over it.
Standard full spelling for the dish.
Abbreviated spelling, common on menus and in casual writing.
Compound of 鯛 (tai, 'sea bream') and 茶漬け (chazuke, 'rice with tea poured over it'). The dish originated in Ehime Prefecture as a way to enjoy fresh sea bream.