Abbreviation of makisudare. Shape like small roll-up blind (27cm squre) made of bamboo sticks held together with cotton string. It is generally used for rolling sushi or other rolled dishes. It is also used for draining excess water by putting on top of a bowl or to firmly form ingriedents. Onisudare is the larger size, made of thick bamboo, used for making datemaki

Small mat made of long, thin strips of wood or bamboo and string used for rolling makizushi (see below).

In Japanese cooking, a makisu (巻き簾) is a mat woven from bamboo and cotton string that is used in food preparation. Makisu are most commonly used to make a kind of rolled sushi called makizushi (巻き寿司),but they are also used to shape other soft foods such as omelets, and to squeeze excess liquid out of food.