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> that all have a specific name, as an example. Are these "special names" like the "100 names of snow" and actually are literally "dice diagonally", "slice lat
by dmitriid 4y ago
> that all have a specific name, as an example.
Are these "special names" like the "100 names of snow" and actually are literally "dice diagonally", "slice laterally", "make small cubes" etc.?
- bardworx 4y agoYeah, you can think of it as condensing information. For example: in French terms, you’d have to explicitly say “julienne the scallions across and dump them in an ice bath”. For sushi, that’s an explicit technique. The cut, length, trim, and preparation can be conveyed in one word. So lots of terms but no ambiguity. Edit: “western” techniques do this too. Braising vs blenching X provides a lot of context that isn’t explicitly stated.