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かて飯 (かてめし, Kate-meshi) is Kate-meshi — a Japanese food (rice dishes).
What is Kate-meshi?
Katemeshi was a common peasant food in Japan during the Meiji period and Taishō periods. Typical ingredients in the dish included rice, barley, millet, and chopped daikon. Variations of the dish were based upon the regional and seasonal availability of foods in different areas of Japan. Some laborers and farmers subsisted on the dish during this time, whereas wealthier Japanese people consumed larger quantities of rice, which was a relatively expensive food compared to the income of some workers.