steaming with a bamboo steamer
Refers to the cooking method of steaming food, especially using a traditional bamboo steamer (せいろ). Common in Japanese cuisine.
Steaming with a bamboo steamer brings out the sweetness of the vegetables.
The steamed dishes at this restaurant are exquisite.
Standard spelling combining the kana for the steamer and the kanji for steaming.
Full kanji spelling using 蒸籠 for the bamboo steamer; less common than the mixed kana-kanji form.
Compound of せいろ (bamboo steamer) and 蒸し (steaming), the noun form of 蒸す (to steam).