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The originality of Japanese cuisine and the refined skills of its chefs have led to the creation of unique recipes and entire food preparation systems using traditional tools. Among these, the nakiri—a herb and vegetable knife used for slicing and shredding soft and vegetable-based foods—is worth noting.
Features of Japanese Nakiri knives
The Nakiri knife is a Japanese version of a cleaver. This design makes it well-balanced and comfortable for chopping and slicing small vegetables without requiring the extra hand movement of rolling the blade along the cutting board.
Visually, it resembles the Usuba knife, but its blade is smaller for convenience and lighter—several hundred grams, depending on the material chosen. This makes it more comfortable, compact, and functional to use.
The Nakiri knife for slicing and shredding food has the following key features:
1. The Nakiri blade has a rectangular blade that can be up to six centimeters wide and up to 18.5 cm or more in length.
2. A distinctive feature is the sharp tip, which can be either raised up or lowered in line with the cutting blade, depending on the situation.
3. The blade's cutting edge has the highest level of sharpness, and is also distinguished by higher density, hardness and durability - from 57 units on the Rockwell scale.
4. The finishing sharpening has a minimum angle of inclination and is created on water stones with an increased grain level.
This makes the Japanese nakiri, a slicing and chopping knife, unmistakable from other cutting tools in Asian, and especially European, cuisine. The unique blade shape, ideal for chopping vegetables and slicing herbs, gives the nakiri its distinctive features, distinguishing it from a fillet knife or chef's knife.
What is the Nakiri knife used for?
Japanese slicing and chopping knives have found a place not only in professional kitchens, restaurants, and other food establishments in Asia, but also in Ukraine and other European countries. Chefs seek them out for easier processing of soft, moderately hard foods, which include various types of vegetables and fruits.
With the Nakiri knife you can:
· Quickly chop hard and soft vegetables;
· Chop the greens;
· Cut mushrooms;
· Grind fruits with moderately hard skin;
· Thinly slice and more.
It's worth noting that the Nakiri knife is not recommended for slicing or chopping other foods, such as meat and fish fillets, or frozen processed foods. Despite its hatchet-like shape, it's not suitable for chopping poultry bones or cutting meat into individual pieces.
Buy a Nakiri knife in Kyiv with delivery
If you're looking for affordable cutting tools and accessories, check out our OsakaHamono online store.
Here you can find Japanese vegetable chopping and slicing knives from leading brands for comfortable kitchen work, and also explore our own products, crafted in accordance with Asian traditions.
Shopping with us is easy and convenient, as we offer not only a wide selection but also an extensive catalog with sophisticated filters for quick searches by price, material, brand, and more.
Our customers can visit our Kyiv store or pick up their order at the post office. We'll cover delivery costs if your order exceeds 5,000 UAH!