せいろ

noun

steaming basket; bamboo steamer

A wooden or bamboo frame with a reed base, placed over a pot to steam food. The square version is sometimes called 井籠.

• せいろで温あたためたシュウマイは格かく別べつだ。

  Shumai warmed in a bamboo steamer is exceptional.

• 母はははせいろを使つかって野や菜さいを蒸むす。

  My mother steams vegetables using a steaming basket.

noun

wickerwork tray for soba

A small wickerwork tray on which soba noodles are served, often called せいろそば.

• せいろに盛もられたそばは見みた目めにも涼すずしげだ。

  Soba served on a wickerwork tray looks refreshing.

• せいろそばを注ちゅう文もんした。

  I ordered soba served on a wickerwork tray.