noun
exposure to cold; cold weathering
Refers to leaving something out in the cold, often to bleach, dry, or season it. Common in traditional food preparation and textile processing.
寒晒しした布は白く仕上がる。
Cloth that has been exposed to the cold turns out white.
この豆腐は寒晒しで作られている。
This tofu is made by cold exposure.
Compound of 寒 (kan, 'cold') and 晒し (sarashi, 'bleaching, exposure'), from the verb 晒す (sarasu, 'to expose, bleach').