Bowl of rice
A simple bowl of plain rice — the basic, unflashy meal that holds the day together.
A bowl of rice in a dream is the dream's image of the basic meal that holds the day together. Rice does not impress; it sustains. The dream brings the bowl when something in your life — a routine income, an ordinary meal habit, a piece of plain respect — is doing the steady work of keeping things upright. A bowl of rice eaten with thanks is the dream telling you the basic is being received properly. A bowl of rice pushed away in search of something more exciting is the dream noting that the steady sustainer is being dismissed in favour of food that will not, on its own, keep the body running.