Rice dishes

Main genres

• Sushi寿司110
• Donburi (rice bowls)丼物28
• Sushi toppings寿司ネタ27

Dishes not yet grouped into a genre132

They get their own genre as the count grows

• Hebo Meshiへぼ飯rice mixed with simmered giant hornet larvae
• Tako Meshiたこ飯Amakusa tako meshi — rice cooked or mixed with rehydrated sun-dried octopus
• Amanatto no Osekihan甘納豆のお赤飯Amanatto sekihan — sweet red rice colored with food dye, not azuki
• Amenoio Gohanあめのいおご飯rice cooked whole with Lake Biwa trout
• Amimeshiあみめしtsukudani-style dried krill folded into steamed rice
• Anago Meshiあなご飯grilled conger eel laid over broth-cooked rice at Miyajima
• Ayu Rosui鮎ろうすいa whole river-caught ayu simmered into a miso porridge
• Bakudan Onigiriばくだんおにぎりa rice ball wrapped whole in Oki rock nori
• Bibai no Torimeshi美唄のとりめしBibai torimeshi — chicken and rice from Bibai
• Bokkakeぼっかけa thick vegetable broth poured hot over freshly cooked rice
• Bokumeshiぼくめしmixed rice with simmered eel and burdock root
• Chagayu茶粥rice porridge cooked in roasted tea
• Chagome茶ごめrice cooked sweet and brown with roasted fava beans
• Chameshi茶飯rice cooked in barley tea with roasted soybeans
• Daisen Okowa大山おこわsoy-seasoned sticky rice steamed with mountain vegetables
• Dondoroke Meshiどんどろけ飯rice mixed with tofu fried loud enough to sound like thunder
• Ebamaki江波巻きnori rolls of rice and Hiroshima-na pickle for seaweed fishermen
• Satsumaさつまgrilled fish flaked into barley miso and ladled hot over rice
• Taimeshi鯛めしwhole sea bream cooked into rice, or laid raw over it in egg-soy sauce
• Ehime Tako Meshiたこ飯octopus simmered into rice with kelp and citrus peel
• Fuki Dawaraふき俵rice wrapped in butterbur leaf as a harvest offering
• Funameshi鮒めしcrucian carp broth ladled over rice
• Goma Gohanごまご飯glutinous rice steamed with roasted black sesame
• Gomoku Meshi五目飯mixed rice with kanpyo, mushroom, and vegetables for festival days
• Gonjuuごんじゅうpork and fried-tofu rice balls for festival mikoshi bearers
• Katemeshiかて飯Katemeshi (Gunma) — rice stretched with barley, beans and root vegetables
• Torimeshi鶏めしsliced grilled chicken over rice with a savory-sweet sauce
• Gyohan魚飯flaked grilled fish and rice topped with a bone-based broth
• Hamaguri Gohanはまぐりごはんrice cooked with clams from the Kashima coast
• Harako Meshiはらこ飯rice piled high with soy-marinated salmon roe
• Harako Meshiはらこ飯salmon and salmon roe rice from Watari
• Hasuimo no Kuki no Sunomonoはすいもの茎の酢の物crisp taro stems dressed with tachiuo in sweet vinegar
• Hebo Meshiへぼ飯rice mixed with sweet-simmered wasp larvae
• Hie-zushi稗ずーしーmillet and wild boar simmered into a porridge for the long winter
• Himakajima Takomeshiたこ飯rice cooked with raw octopus until it turns faintly pink
• Takomeshiたこめしrice cooked with octopus, a fisherman's meal from Mihara
• Uzumiうずみvegetables and seafood hidden beneath rice, ladled with broth
• Hiruzen Okowa蒜山おこわfive-ingredient sticky rice from the Hiruzen highlands
• Sekihan赤飯Hokkaido sekihan — sweet rice with candied beans instead of azuki
• Hokki Meshiほっきめしrice cooked in the broth of local surf clams
• Hokki Meshiほっきめしsurf clam rice from Yamamoto
• Honkosanほんこさん／報恩講料理the shojin meal served at Jodo Shinshu's autumn memorial gathering
• Houba Meshiほうばめしrice and sweetened soybean flour pressed in a magnolia leaf
• Tako Meshiたこめしrice cooked with octopus and dashi
• Igai Meshiいがい飯mussels foraged by ama divers, cooked into rice
• Iiyachiイーヤチleaf-wrapped millet mochi carried through a harvest festival
• Ikameshiいかめしsquid stuffed with rice
• Iri Meshiいり飯dried baby sardine mixed into seasoned rice
• Iriko Meshiいりこ飯rice cooked with dried sardine stock and root vegetables
• Iro Gohan色ご飯rice cooked with root vegetables in a soy-seasoned broth
• Keihan鶏飯Isahaya keihan — a simple mixed rice of chicken traditionally cooked by the men of the house
• Itadakiいただきraw rice and vegetables stuffed into a whole fried tofu pouch
• KakimazeかきまぜKagawa kakimaze — soy-seasoned mixed rice from Shodoshima
• Kaki Maburiかきまぶりa chirashi-style rice dish made in bulk for guests
• Kaki Meshiかき飯rice cooked with Hiroshima Bay oysters and root vegetables
• Kakimade Gohanかきまでご飯rice mixed with fish-stock vegetables, no vinegar
• Kakimawashiかきまわしrice folded together with chicken simmered in its own fat
• Kate Meshiかて飯rice mixed with simmered vegetables and fish cake
• Karaimo Gohanからいもごはんsweet potato cubes cooked right into the rice, a taste of autumn
• Kashiwa Meshiかしわめしrice mixed with simmered chicken and burdock
• Keihan鶏飯shredded chicken and toppings over rice with chicken broth poured tableside
• Kiinai Okowa黄いないおこわsticky rice steamed golden with gardenia seed and black beans
• Kijiniku to Kiriboshi Daikon no Mazegohanきじ肉と切り干し大根の混ぜご飯Pheasant and Dried Daikon Mixed Rice — a mild, lean game bird folded into rice with sun-dried radish
• Kinako Musubiきなこむすびrice balls with pickled plum, dusted in toasted soy flour
• Koshimeshiこうし飯winter-harvested rock nori worked into New Year's Eve rice
• Kufa Juushiiクファジューシーfirm-cooked pork-stock rice for festivals and rites
• Kujira Gohanくじらご飯rice cooked with whale skin, daikon, and burdock
• Kuri Gohan栗ごはんrice cooked with sweet Tanba chestnuts and a touch of salt
• Kuri Okowa栗おこわglutinous rice steamed with chestnut and red bean for autumn shrine festivals
• Kuromame Okowa黒豆おこわsticky rice steamed with black soybeans
• Kusagina Kakemeshiくさぎ菜のかけめしdried clerodendrum greens over broth-doused rice
• Mame Gohan豆ごはんspring peas cooked into rice at the peak of harvest
• Mana Mehariまなめはりa rice ball wrapped whole in salted Shimokita spring greens
• Matsutake Gohan松茸ごはんrice cooked with prized Tanba matsutake mushrooms
• Mazemeshiまぜ飯Mazegohan — chicken, burdock, and shiitake simmered sweet-savory and folded into hot rice
• Mitamaみたまsteamed sticky rice with black soybeans
• Miyazaki Torimeshiとりめしrice cooked with chicken, burdock, and carrot, a farmhand's field meal
• Mobiriもぶりrice mixed with simmered root vegetables and black beans
• Mossomeshiもっそうめしfive-item rice pressed into a cylindrical mold
• Nara Chameshi奈良茶飯rice cooked with chestnuts and red beans in green tea
• Nasu no Hanazushiなすの花ずしpickled eggplant layered with rice and chrysanthemum
• Ochagaiお茶がい／茶がゆrice porridge simmered in brewed tea instead of water
• Ohan黄飯rice steamed golden with gardenia fruit, served with a savory vegetable topping
• Oita Torimeshi鶏めしrice cooked or mixed with simmered chicken, burdock, and carrot
• Okaisanおかいさんrice simmered in roasted tea, a stand-in for scarce rice
• Omiisanおみいさんmiso-seasoned rice porridge with daikon and taro
• KatemeshiかてめしKatemeshi (Saitama) — rice stretched with dried vegetables and shiitake
• Sankaku Chimaki三角ちまきa triangular rice dumpling wrapped in bamboo grass
• Sanma Meshiさんまめしnew-harvest rice cooked together with whole saury
• Sasamaki笹巻きsticky rice wrapped and steamed in bamboo grass leaves
• Satsumaさつまgrilled white fish and roasted miso ladled over hot rice
• Sazaemeshiさざえめしturban shell rice cooked with dashi
• Seigaku Mochi性学もちpounded rice cake made without mochi rice
• Senkokumame no Kakimawashi千石豆のかきまわしmixed rice with hyacinth beans and chicken
• Shima no Chagayu島の茶粥rice porridge simmered in bitter roasted tea
• Sazae Meshiさざえ飯rice cooked with chopped turban shell
• Shoi Meshiしょいめしsoy-seasoned rice cooked with root vegetables
• Shouga Meshiしょうが飯new ginger cooked straight into the rice pot
• Shoyu Meshiしょうゆめしa soy-simmered mixed rice that became Matsuyama's train-station bento
• Shoyu Okowaしょうゆおこわsoy-colored glutinous rice steamed with kidney beans
• Someii染飯steamed rice dyed yellow with gardenia seed, pressed thin and dried
• Taimeshi鯛めしwhole sea bream cooked into rice by Seto Inland Sea fishermen
• Takatsu no Torimeshi高津のとり飯soy-simmered chicken mixed into rice
• Takenoko Gohanたけのこご飯bamboo shoot rice
• Tako Meshiたこ飯rice cooked together with fresh octopus
• Takomeshiたこめしrice cooked with chunks of Kurashiki octopus
• Tanba Kuromame Gohan丹波黒豆ごはんrice cooked with Tanba black soybeans
• Tenko Azuki Sekihanてんこ小豆の赤飯red rice colored with black-eyed peas
• Teppou Maki鉄砲巻きa katsuobushi rice roll from Futtsu
• Tofu Meshi豆腐飯crumbled tofu and vegetables over rice in a light broth
• Tofumeshiとふめしmashed tofu, canned mackerel, and root vegetables steamed into rice
• Taimeshi鯛めしrice cooked with a whole sea bream caught off Naruto
• Tororo Gohanとろろご飯grated mountain yam over rice, eaten to settle the stomach
• Tororo Konbu Onigiriとろろ昆布のおにぎりrice balls wrapped in shredded kelp
• Tororo Manmaとろろまんまgrated mountain yam over rice in miso broth
• Toukibi Meshiとうきびめしrice cooked with cracked, wind-dried corn kernels
• Tsugani Meshiつがにめしfreshwater crab cooked into the rice pot whole
• Tsutokkoつとっこsweet rice parcels steamed in horse chestnut leaves
• Tsutsumi Meshi包飯buckwheat porridge ladled over a bed of rice
• Ume Gohan梅ごはんrice cooked with pickled plum and dried whitebait
• Uni Meshiうに飯sea urchin cooked whole into rice, a dish for honored guests
• Uzumemeshiうずめ飯Tsuwano's rice hiding diced fish and vegetables under broth
• Uzumiうずみrice buried under a clear tofu broth for a memorial meal
• Wakame Musubiわかめむすびrice balls coated in dried, shredded wakame seaweed
• Warigo Bentoわりご弁当a Shodoshima lunch box packed with molded rice and simmered vegetables
• Yafara Juushiiヤファラジューシーa soft, brothy rice porridge for an off day
• Yakomeやこめsteamed sticky rice with roasted soybeans and sesame, offered to the fields
• Chagayu茶がゆrice porridge cooked in roasted bancha tea, sometimes with sweet potato
• Chagayu茶粥rice simmered thin in roasted tea, Nara's everyday breakfast
• Yamato Chameshi奈良茶飯rice and soybeans cooked in roasted tea, as eaten by Todai-ji's monks
• Fuki Dawaraふき俵salted rice and soybeans wrapped in butterbur leaves, offered at rice planting
• Yangomeヤンゴメtoasted rice and sweetened azuki for Obon