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🥄 A fine sieve 🎎 Chinese style ⚠️ An outdated term
chinois

chinois

1 9.1
A cone-shaped very fine strainer used to make sauces and soups smooth
  • noun
  • /ʃɪˈnwa/
  • Specialized
translation icon : colador cónico
  • Cirque Chinois: The National Circus of the People's Republic of China.

Examples

  • Direct from Beijing, the National Circus of the People's Republic of China, performing "Cirque Chinois," was founded in 1953, making it one of the longest-running and most distinguished circus troupes in China.

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  • Strain the puree through a chinois.

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  • - Chinois.

    Extinction (2015)

  • To achieve a smooth sauce, strain the mixture through a chinois before serving.

  • The chef used a chinois to filter the broth for clarity and texture.

  • For a silky texture, always pass your soups through a chinois after cooking.

Synonyms

sieve
vschinois
18 2.4

A device with small holes that separates solids from liquids

is a narrower cooking tool with conical fine mesh for very smooth sauces

How Fine

chinois
  • Specialized
1 9.1
sieve
18 2.4
cheesecloth
4 5.2
colander
9 2.7

Surface Forms

chinois singular
chinois plural

Etymology

Chinois comes from the French chinois meaning 'Chinese', and one popular story says the cone shape of the tool looks like a traditional Chinese hat. That's why a chinois in the kitchen is a cone-shaped sieve cooks use to make sauces and soups very smooth.