rice paddle

English

A traditional Japanese rice paddle

Noun

rice paddle (plural rice paddles)

1. A kitchen utensil used to stir and serve rice.
   • 2003, Jeffrey Alford, Seductions of Rice, page 215:

     As soon as the rice is cooked, immediately turn it out into a large shallow bowl or onto a platter and spread out gently with a rice paddle or wooden spatula.

Synonyms

• rice spoon
• shamoji

Translations

spoon used to stir and serve rice

• Daur: kabisengkw

Further reading

• Shamoji on Wikipedia.Wikipedia