long chopsticks (for cooking, serving)
Refers to chopsticks longer than eating chopsticks, used for cooking, serving, or arranging food. Often made of bamboo or wood.
I fry tempura using long cooking chopsticks.
大皿の料理を取り分けるときは菜箸を使います。
When serving food from a large platter, we use long serving chopsticks.
Standard kanji spelling.
Mixed kanji-kana spelling, also common.
Compound of 菜 (sai, 'vegetables, side dish') and 箸 (hashi, 'chopsticks'), referring to chopsticks used for handling food during cooking or serving.