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How to Cut Japanese Negi
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How to Cut Japanese Negi

From ingredients to enjoyment, this recipe makes it easy to create something wonderful.

Prep Time
5 mins
Total Time
5 mins
Cuisine: Japanese, Japanese

Ingredients

  • green onion negi

Instructions

Cylindrical (tsutsu-giri)
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  1. Lay the negi horizontally in front of you and cut vertically between 1-6cm thick depending on the use.
Diagonal (naname-giri)
  1. Position the negi horizontally in front of you at about a 45-degree angle. Slice approximately 5mm-2cm thick.
Finely chopped (miji-giri)
  1. Place the negi horizontally on the chopping board and cut to your desired length.
  2. Hold the end opposite to your knife-holding hand. Make horizontal slits through to the middle of the negi, leaving the top part you're holding intact.
  3. Repeat all the way around until it resembles a tassel.
  4. Thinly cut the "tassels" to finely chop.
Small slices (koguchi-giri)
  1. Hold a bunch of konegi (thin green onion) together and line them up so the bottom makes a straight line. Slice to your desired thickness. (If using 1 negi, cut it into quarters or sixths and line them up before slicing.)
Thin strips (sen-giri)
  1. Place the negi horizontally on the chopping board and cut off a 5cm piece. (2 inches)
  2. Rotate it so it's now vertical and slice through to the middle.
  3. Remove the outer 2-3 layers.
  4. Flatten the layers out on the chopping board and slice them into thin strips.
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