手て塩しお

noun

table salt; salt placed on the table

Refers to salt served in a small dish at the table, often for seasoning food. Historically, it was used in individual portions.

• 昔むかしは食しょく卓たくに手て塩しおを置おいて、各かく自じで味あじを調ととのえた。

  In the past, people placed table salt on the dining table and seasoned their food individually.

noun

small individual plate (for salt)

Abbreviation of 手塩皿 (てしおざら), a small dish used to hold salt for individual seasoning. Often encountered in historical or traditional contexts.

See also: 手塩皿 (てしおざら)

• 料りょう亭ていでは、一人ひとりひとりに手て塩しおが用よう意いされていた。

  At the traditional restaurant, a small salt plate was provided for each person.