Brunoise Macédoine (Small Diced)

This is a very small diced This is diced cube 5 mm

cube, sized between 1-3 square. Root vegetables are
mm square. Often used as suited to this cut, e.g. carrot,
a garnish for consommé. turnip, swede
Typical vegetables used are
carrot, onion, turnip and
celery
Parmentier(Medium Carre (Large Dice)
dice) This cut features cubes
It is the same dice style with 6 even sides
as to make doing just measuring approximately
slightly larger around 1.5 ¾ inch (2 cm).
cm Use: Salads, sautee
Use: Salads, sautee preparation
preparation,
Julienne Baton
Long thin match- Sticks of vegetables
stick shaped pieces approximately 5 cm
about 4 cm in long, 5 mm wide and 5
length.Vegetables mm thick. Used as an
cut julienne are accompaniment.
mostly used as
garnish.
Chiffonade Rough Cut
Finely sliced or A mixture of roughly
shredded green leafy chopped vegetables
vegetables, usually which are used as the
lettuce or spinach. flavour base for sauces
Mostly used as a base or other dishes. Usually
for serving food or as includes onion, celery
a garnish and carrot.
Paysanne Mincing
Various thin shapes such The mincing technique
as squares, triangles, is used where food
circles or half rounds. In ingredients are finely
order to cut divided into uniform
economically, the shape pieces. Minced food is
of the vegetable will normally smaller than dice or chopped. Mincing is
decide which shape to choose. All are cut thinly, the ideal technique for aromatics, such as onion,
about 1-2 mm thick. garlic, and ginger, it is used when a paste texture is
required.
Use: As herbs, Stuffing, Garnish
Crushing Rondelle/Washer
This technique is used to The term rondel means
crush food such as round or circular, this
ginger, garlic. technique is used to cut
vegetables or fruits into a
round shape. foods like
cucumber, zucchini, carrots,
cucumber, pineapples, strawberry are used.
Wedges Oblique
Round vegetables Just as in French, this
cut equally knife cut is cutting
lengthwise, this vegetables diagonally
technique is used into obliques.
on tomato, potato,
lemon, cut into four or six pieces.

VEGETABLE CUTS