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Home » Cutting Techniques

Cutting Techniques

Learn Japanese cutting techniques like rangiri, sogigiri, and hanagiri for better cooking and presentation of your vegetables and proteins.

Useful Cutting Technique

Shiitake Hanagiri | Japanese Cutting Techniques (Hanagiri) | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

How To Cut Shiitake Hanagiri (しいたけ花切り)

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Sogigiri | Japanese Cutting Technique | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

How To Cut Sogigiri

Spicy Japanese Pickled Cucumber-step by step-5

How To Cut Rangiri

Slicing the block of the ribeye and filet mignon thinly.

How to Slice Meat Thinly

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Slicing the block of the ribeye and filet mignon thinly.

How to Slice Meat Thinly

4.89 from 18 votes
a collage of images showcasing different styles of Japanese Cutting Techniques for vegetables and meat.

Japanese Cutting Techniques & Tips

Multiple plates containing sashimi grade fish, including salmon, tuna, and kanpachi, garnished with shredded daikon, shiso leaves, and wasabi.

How To Slice and Plate Sashimi

A whole Kabocha squash is being peeled and cut into cubes on a cutting board.

How to Cut a Kabocha Squash (Japanese Pumpkin)

Decorative kamaboko fish cakes on a black and red lacquered board.

7 Beautiful Designs to Cut Japanese Fish Cake かまぼこの飾り切り

Decorative Kamaboko Cutting - Ichimatsu 4

How to Make Kamaboko Checkered Pattern (Ichimatsu 市松)

Decorative Kamaboko Cutting - Tazuna 6

How to Make Kamaboko Reins (Tazuna 手綱)

Decorative Kamaboko Cutting - Rose 7

How to Make Kamaboko Rose (Kohaku Bara 紅白薔薇)

Decorative Kamaboko Cutting - Peacock 5

How to Make Kamaboko Peacock (Kujaku 孔雀)

Decorative Kamaboko Cutting - Musubi 7

How to Make Kamaboko Knot (Musubi 結び)

Decorative Kamaboko Cutting - Matsuba 4

How to Make Kamaboko Pine Needle (Matsuba 松葉)

Decorative Kamaboko Cutting - Matsu 6

How to Make Kamaboko Pine Tree (Matsu 松)

Hosogiri | Japanese Cutting Technique | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

How To Cut Hosogiri

Wagiri | Japanese Cutting Technique | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

How To Cut Wagiri

Sainomegiri | Japanese Cutting Technique | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

How To Cut Sainomegiri

Nanamegiri | Japanese Cutting Technique | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

How To Cut Nanamegiri

Sengiri | Japanese Cutting Technique | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

How To Cut Sengiri

Mince Onion

How To Mince (Mijingiri)

Tanzakugiri | Japanese Cutting Technique | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

How To Cut Tanzakugiri

Sogigiri | Japanese Cutting Technique | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

How To Cut Sogigiri

Sasagaki | Japanese Cutting Technique | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

How To Cut Sasagaki

Spicy Japanese Pickled Cucumber-step by step-5

How To Cut Rangiri

Mentori

How To Cut Mentori

Kushigatagiri | Japanese Cutting Technique | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

How To Cut Kushigatagiri

Koguchigiri | Japanese Cutting Technique | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

How To Cut Koguchigiri

a piece of chicken fillet by knife

How To Cut Kannon-Biraki

Ichogiri | Japanese Cutting Technique | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

How To Cut Ichogiri

Hyoshigigiri | Japanese Cutting Technique | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

How To Cut Hyoshigigiri

Hangetsugiri | Japanese Cutting Technique | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

How To Cut Hangetsugiri

Carrot Hanagiri | Japanese Cutting Technique | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

How To Cut Carrots into a Flower Shape (Hanagiri)

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Shiitake Hanagiri | Japanese Cutting Techniques (Hanagiri) | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

How To Cut Shiitake Hanagiri (しいたけ花切り)

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Chiffonade

How to Chiffonade

Carrot coins carved into Japanese ume plum shapes.

How To Make Nejiri Ume ねじり梅

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Pickled Lotus Root 5

How To Make Hana Renkon 花れんこん

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Tazuna Konnyaku

How To Make Tazuna Konnyaku 手綱こんにゃく

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How To Cut Tofu | JustOneCookbook.com

How to Cut Tofu

How to Cut Avocado

How to Cut an Avocado

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A green plate containing Shiraga Negi (Julienned Long Green Onion Garnish).

How to Make Shiraga Negi 白髪ねぎ

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