Vegetable Cuts

1. Julienne Cut: Julienne cut is a culinary knife cut in which the food item is cut into thin long strips similar to match stick or shoe string. its measurement is 1/8*1/8*1 to 2 inches.


2. Jardiniere Cut: It is french cooking term meaning to cut a vegetable into thick stick or finger shape. Cut the vegetables into 10 cm(4 inch) long, 4 mm to 10 mm wide.

3. Paysanne Cut: It is a french term that is used to describe the way of vegetable cutting in any shape like triangle, square or circle.


4. Macedoine Cut: It is a cutting technique in which a fruit or vegetable is cut into big cubes. This cut is used for preparing soup, stock or salad.


5. Brunoise Cut: It is cutting technique in which a fruit or vegetable is cut in fine dice. First food item is julienne then cut in cubes of 1 mm size.


How to use knife while cutting vegetables:




Extra Cuts:
1. Duxelle Cuts: Duxelle is a cutting technique in which we cut vegetables or fruits roughly in any shape.


2. Torne/Barrel Cuts: Barrel cut is cutting technique in which we cut vegetables into barrel shape or cylindrical shape.


3. Chiffonade/ Shredding: Shredding is a cutting technique of leafy vegetable in thin long strips from 1 mm to 1 inch.


4. Slicing: Slicing is cutting technique into relatively broad slices used in sandwiches and roast.


5. Mincing: Mincing is a cutting food into thin strips and them dice the strips. Ex: Kima


6. Crushing: Crushing is to crush soft vegetables  like garlic and ginger using knife.


3 comments:

Herry Johnson said...

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Unknown said...

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Lago said...

awesome vegetable cuts .. got any good wooden cutting board to recommend tho? antimicrobial cutting board seems to be best in market by far

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