Japanese Hangiri Sushi Wooden Bowl

Here is a Sushi Oke that is used to prepare and mix cooked sushi rice. It is well known in Japan that using a good quality cypress wood sushi mixing tub or hangiri will produce great tasting sushi rice. It is very important to not use metallic containers or metallic utensils in preparing sushi rice.  Use only bamboo utensils to mix the rice in the sushi tub.  Metallic containers and utensils seem to create a counter-reaction between the rice and vinegar which will be transferred to the rice making it taste metallic. 

• Made of quality Japanese cypress wood
• Measures 30 cm about 12 inches in diameter
• Large flat bottomed wooden mixing tub
• Copper band around the tub
• The cypress wood serves to absorb excess moisture from the cooked rice
• The large mixing surface allows the hot rice to cool quickly
• Made in Japan
• Shipping weight 2 lbs