炊(た)き込(こ)みご飯(はん)

たきこみごはん
noun
mixed rice, seasoned rice cooked with ingredients
1. mixed rice
Rice cooked together with various ingredients like vegetables, meat, or seafood, seasoned with soy sauce and dashi.
秋(あき)は栗(くり)の炊(た)き込(こ)みご飯(はん)が美味(おい)しい。
Chestnut mixed rice is delicious in autumn.
炊(た)き込(こ)みご飯(はん)を炊飯器(すいはんき)で作(つく)った。
I made mixed rice in the rice cooker.
鶏(とり)ごぼうの炊(た)き込(こ)みご飯(はん)が好(す)きだ。
I like chicken and burdock root mixed rice.
母(はは)の作(つく)る炊(た)き込(こ)みご飯(はん)が一番(いちばん)美味(おい)しい。
My mother's mixed rice is the best.
旬(しゅん)の野菜(やさい)を使(つか)って炊(た)き込(こ)みご飯(はん)を作(つく)ると、季節(きせつ)の味(あじ)が楽(たの)しめる。
If you make mixed rice using seasonal vegetables, you can enjoy the flavors of the season.

炊(た)き込(こ)みご飯(はん) is rice cooked together with ingredients and seasonings (醤油(しょうゆ), 出汁(だし), etc.) in the same pot. A staple of Japanese home cooking, often made seasonally.

POPULAR VARIETIES:

  • 栗(くり)ご飯(はん): chestnut rice (秋(あき))
  • 筍(たけのこ)ご飯(はん): bamboo shoot rice (春(はる))
  • 松茸(まつたけ)ご飯(はん): matsutake mushroom rice
  • 鯛(たい)めし: sea bream rice
  • 鶏(とり)ごぼうの炊(た)き込(こ)みご飯(はん): chicken and burdock root rice

SIMILAR TERMS:

  • 混(ま)ぜご飯(はん): rice mixed with ingredients after cooking (different technique)
  • 炊(た)き込(こ)みご飯(はん): ingredients cooked together with the rice from the start

The two are sometimes used interchangeably in casual speech.

CULTURE:
Often associated with seasonal cooking (旬(しゅん)). Making 炊(た)き込(こ)みご飯(はん) with seasonal ingredients is a way to enjoy the changing seasons through food.

Related Words

Related: ご飯(はん) (rice, meal)
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Added 2026.1.16 23:03 · Revised 2026.4.4 11:26
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