Katemeshi - Katemeshi

Japanese: カテ飯 - かてめし
Katemeshi - Katemeshi

…The only occasions where farmers could eat enough rice were limited to festivals for their local gods, annual events such as Obon and New Year, and ceremonial occasions such as weddings and funerals. The word that most symbolically expresses the staple food of farmers is 'Kate-meshi'. Since 'Kateru' means to add, 'Kate-meshi' means food made by adding a small amount of rice to something other than rice, and such 'Kate-meshi' usually did not require any side dishes. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Katemeshi" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…農民が米を十分に食べることが可能な機会は,氏神の祭,盆や正月の年中行事,冠婚葬祭などに限られていたのである。農民の主食をもっとも象徴的に表現した言葉はカテ飯である。〈カテル〉とは加える意であるから,カテ飯は米以外のものに少量の米を加えた食べ物ということであり,このようなカテ飯には,副食を必要としないのがふつうであった。…

※「カテ飯」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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