Meanings
nounrice paddle (plural rice paddles)
plural rice paddles
- A kitchen utensil used to stir and serve rice.
As soon as the rice is cooked, immediately turn it out into a large shallow bowl or onto a platter and spread out gently with a rice paddle or wooden spatula.
2003, Jeffrey Alford, Seductions of Rice, page 215Synonyms: rice spoon, shamoji
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA kitchen utensil used to stir and serve rice.
Similar
rice spoonshamoji
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