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hangiri

In Japanese cuisine, a sushi oke, also known as a ja-Latn, is a round, flat-bottomed wooden tub or barrel used in the final steps of preparing rice for sushi. Traditional hangiri are made from cypress wood bound with two copper bands. They range in diameter from about for use at home, to for use in a restaurant. • Illustration — A ja-Latn.

Also recorded as sushi oke

hangiri

A hangiri

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Field
tub · kitchenware · ohitsu
Region
Japan

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