Nigara SG2 Kurouchi Tsuchime Kiritsuke Nakiri 180mm JETRO the Nakiri’s flat blade is

the Nakiri’s flat blade is meant for the push/pull chopping of vegetables

but it's perfect for cutting through cartilage and tendons

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They handmake a variety of knife storage bags

These are more and more popular in Western kitchens due to their unique shape and smaller easy to handle size

Nigara SG2 Kurouchi Tsuchime Kiritsuke Nakiri 180mm JETRO the Nakiri’s flat blade isAbout the Shape A Nakiri is a vegetable knife. Under utilized in the Western kitchen, the Nakiris flat blade is meant for the push pull chopping of vegetables. Since the entire flat edge of the knife kisses the cutting board at once, you wont be turning the vegetable into an accordion. Accordion vegetables are still connected like a paper doll after you're done cutting them. To truly understand the awesomeness of a Nakiri we recommend making onion