Cutting Skills

• Chopping


  Cutting food into coarse and irregular pieces -> ensure that the food can be cooked throughly using less time
• Mincing


  Cutting of food into fine and irregular pieces -> provide flavour and aroma to dishes
• Dicing


  Cutting of food into small cube-shaped pieces-> make them easier to cook and eat
• Slicing


  Cutting of food into thin slices -> enhance the flavour of dishes / used as garnishing
• Shredding


  Cutting of food into long narrow strips -> enchance flavour and appearance / used as garnishing
• Grating


  Rubbing of food against a grater to cut it into many small pieces -> garnishing to enhance the appearance of a dish