1.
freshly cooked; just cooked
Describes rice or food that has just been cooked and is still hot and at its best. Most commonly used for rice.
炊き立てのご飯はおいしい。
Freshly cooked rice is delicious.
炊き立てのご飯に味噌汁があれば十分だ。
Freshly cooked rice with miso soup is all I need.
炊飯器を開けると炊き立てのご飯のいい香りがした。
When I opened the rice cooker, the wonderful aroma of freshly cooked rice wafted out.
FORMATION: 炊き (stem of 炊く, to cook rice) + 立て (suffix meaning 'freshly done'). The suffix ~立て attaches to the masu-stem of verbs to mean 'just [verb]ed.'
RELATED ~立て WORDS:
- 焼き立て: freshly baked
- 揚げ立て: freshly fried
- 淹れ立て: freshly brewed
- 煎り立て: freshly roasted
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 炊き立てのご飯: freshly cooked rice
- 炊き立てのつやつやした白米: glossy freshly cooked white rice