霜降Frost's Descent
布袋
bùdài
Term · Pressing and forms

cloth bag

Literal meaning

cloth bag

Definition#

The cloth bag in which weighed maocha is steamed and then pressed into a cake. The bag is twisted closed under the cake, which leaves the knotted dimple on the back of stone-pressed cakes.

Translation and usage#

LanguageUseAlternatives & cautions
English cloth bag
pressing bag
translation
Also acceptable
  • pressing cloth
  • budai
Deutsch Pressbeutel
Stoffbeutel zum Dämpfen und Pressen
translation
Also acceptable
  • Stoffbeutel
Русский тканевый мешочек
мешок для пропаривания и прессования
translation
Also acceptable
  • мешок
简体字繁體字 布袋
日本語 布袋

Common confusions#

  • Sometimes taken as a packing bag for sale; in production it is the pressing bag.

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