Definition

1. Noun:
   • A steamer tray / A steaming rack: A perforated or slatted platform, typically made of bamboo or metal, placed inside a pot or wok to hold food above boiling water for the purpose of steaming.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Đặt bánh bao lên xửng hấp. (Place the buns on the steamer tray.)
  • Hãy lót lá chuối trên xửng trước khi hấp bánh. (Line the steaming rack with banana leaves before steaming the cake.)
  • Cần một cái xửng lớn để hấp cả con cá. (A large steamer is needed to steam the whole fish.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "xửng" is almost exclusively used in the context of cooking, specifically for steaming. It is a key component of a "nồi hấp" (steamer pot).
• It can be part of a stacked steamer system, where multiple "xửng" are layered to steam different foods simultaneously.

Variants and Related Words

• Xửng hấp (n): A more explicit term for a steamer tray or steaming rack.
  • Mua một bộ xửng hấp ba tầng. (Buy a three-tiered steamer set.)
• Giá hấp (n): An alternative term with the same meaning (steaming rack/stand).

Synonyms

• Steamer basket
• Steaming rack
• Steamer tray

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Hấp cách thủy: To steam (literally: to steam by separating from water). The "xửng" is what creates this separation.
  • Cá được hấp cách thủy với gừng và hành. (The fish is steamed with ginger and scallions.)