Translation guide
A kitchen tool with holes used to separate solids from liquids or to drain water from food. In Japanese, the word depends on the shape and material: a flat, round mesh strainer is ざる, while a deeper, bowl-shaped strainer is こし器. For tea, a tea strainer is 茶こし.
The most common type of strainer in Japanese kitchens, often made of bamboo, plastic, or metal mesh, with a flat bottom and wide rim.
A flat, round strainer or colander, typically used for draining noodles, washing vegetables, or serving cold noodles. Often made of bamboo, plastic, or metal.
Please drain the udon in a strainer.
After washing the vegetables, put them in the strainer.
Literally 'water drainer', a general term for a strainer or colander used to drain water from food. Can refer to various types, including flat or bowl-shaped.
This strainer is foldable and convenient.
A deeper, often conical strainer with a fine mesh, used for straining sauces, soups, or sifting dry ingredients.
A general term for a strainer or sieve, often bowl-shaped with a fine mesh. Used for straining liquids or sifting dry ingredients.
Please strain the soup with a strainer.
Sift the flour through a strainer before using it.
Loanword from English 'strainer', often used for bar tools or specialized kitchen strainers. May sound slightly technical or Western.
A small mesh strainer used to strain tea leaves when pouring tea.
A tea strainer, specifically for straining tea leaves. Often a small mesh basket or spoon-like tool.
Place the tea strainer on top of the teapot and pour the tea.
ざる is a flat, open strainer with relatively large holes, often used for draining noodles or washing vegetables. こし器 is a deeper, fine-mesh strainer used for straining liquids or sifting. If you're unsure, ざる is the most common everyday strainer in Japanese kitchens.
Drain udon water with a zaru.
Strain the broth with a koshi-ki.
While ストレーナー is understood, it sounds like a specialized bar tool or a Western-style gadget. For typical Japanese cooking, use ざる or こし器.
After boiling pasta, drain it in a strainer.
Use a strainer when making cocktails.