About YUUHangetsu-giri (half-moons)
Cutting a vegetable in half lengthwise, then slicing from the end into half-moon shapes.
👀 At a glance
🌓ShapeHalf-moon
🥕Often forDaikon, carrot, lotus root
✨WhyDoesn’t roll
🔪 How to
1
Cut it in half lengthwise
2
Put it cut side down so it doesn’t roll
3
Slice from the end at the same thickness
💡 Why cut it this way
- The flat side sits on the board, so it’s steady and easy to cut
- Smaller than rounds, so it’s bite-size
⚠️ Be careful
- Curl the fingertips of your holding hand slightly inward and keep them away from the blade
Recipes that use this
Bang Bang Chicken (Chicken with Sesame Sauce)
About 30 minServes 2
Chirashi Sushi (Scattered Sushi Rice)
About 1 hr 30 minServes 3–4
German Potatoes (Potatoes with Bacon and Onion)
About 25 minServes 2–3
Eggplant Miso Soup
About 15 minServes 3
Nishime (Simmered Chicken and Root Vegetables)
About 1 hr 10 minServes 4
Kinpira Lotus Root (Sweet-Salty Stir-Fried Lotus Root)
About 15 minServes 2
Sweet Potato and Onion Miso Soup (Made with Kombu)
About 30 minServes 2
Satsuma-jiru (Chicken and Vegetable Miso Soup)
About 35 minServes 4
Takenoko no Tosani (Bamboo Shoots Simmered with Bonito Flakes)
About 20 minServes 2
Simmered Chicken and Daikon
About 50 minServes 2–3
Hearty Chicken Breast Soup (Chinese-Style)
About 25 minServes 2