飾(かざ)り包丁(ぼうちょう)

かざりぼうちょう
noun
decorative knife cuts (made in food for appearance)
cooking
See also: 隠(かく)し包丁(ぼうちょう)
1. decorative knife cuts; ornamental scoring of an ingredient
Shallow cuts made in an ingredient mainly to make the finished dish look better — a cross-hatch in a shiitake cap, a fan shape in cucumber, diagonal slits in squid. Often improves heat and flavor penetration as well, but appearance is the point.
椎茸(しいたけ)に飾(かざ)り包丁(ぼうちょう)を入(い)れる。
Score a decorative pattern into the shiitake mushrooms.
飾(かざ)り包丁(ぼうちょう)を入(い)れるだけで料理(りょうり)が見栄(みば)えする。
Just adding decorative cuts makes the dish look impressive.
煮物(にもの)の人参(にんじん)に飾(かざ)り包丁(ぼうちょう)を入(い)れて、花(はな)の形(かたち)に仕上(しあ)げた。
I cut a decorative pattern into the carrots for the simmered dish, finishing them in a flower shape.

Always used with 入(い)れる, never with 切(き)る: the cuts are "put into" the ingredient.

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Compare: 隠(かく)し包丁(ぼうちょう) (for cooking, not looks)
Compare: 切(き)り込(こ)み (a slit or incision)
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Added 2026.8.15 21:20 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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