Hangiri

In Japanese cuisine, a sushi oke (寿司桶), also known as a hangiri, is a round, flat-bottomed wooden tub or barrel used in the final steps of preparing rice for sushi.

[1] Traditional hangiri are made from cypress[citation needed] wood bound with two copper bands.

A shamoji wooden paddle is used with a hangiri to dress and to cool the rice.

When the mixing is complete, it is covered with a cloth and allowed to cool.

A typical hangiri may cost two or three times as much as an expensive steel cooking pot.