sala
salá with stress marks
to filter, sift, or strain
Also means
Sala can also mean sin or fault when stress shifts to the final syllable.
Usage Note
Sala in this culinary sense refers to the act of straining liquid or sifting dry ingredients, common in traditional Filipino cooking. The verb salain is used when making coconut milk, soups, or sifting flour for baked goods.
Examples
" Salain mo ang harina. "
Natural Translation
Sift the flour.
Literal Translation
Filter you the flour.
" Paano ang sala ng gatas ng niyog? "
Natural Translation
How do you filter the coconut milk?
Literal Translation
How the filter of milk of coconut?
" Bago timplahin ang sabaw, salain muna ang kinatas na gata upang maalis ang mga maliliit na sapal. "
Natural Translation
Before seasoning the broth, first strain the extracted coconut milk to remove the small bits of grated pulp.
Literal Translation
Before to-season the broth, strain first the extracted coconut-milk so-that to-remove the small coconut-residue.
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