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🔪 Cutting & cooking tips

Hoso-giri (thin strips)

Cutting into thin sticks, a little thicker than julienne. Often used for stir-fries.

All the same thinness5 mm stripsAbout 10 min

👀 At a glance

🔪HowThin sticks
🫑Often forBell pepper, carrot, meat
🍳Often inStir-fries

🔪 How to

1

First cut it into thin slices

2

Stack the slices, shifting each one a little

3

Cut from the end at the same width

💡 Why cut it this way

  • Same thickness means it cooks evenly in a stir-fry
  • The strips mix together, so you get everything in one bite

⚠️ Be careful

  • Curl the fingertips of your holding hand slightly inward and keep them away from the blade
  • After cutting raw meat or fish, wash your hands, knife and board with dish soap before cutting anything else

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