There Are Pandas, and Then There Are Pandas.
And this isn't either of them! The Pandas we're talking about here, are watches, not bears. And what got me thinking about them (again) was a link posted this morning by @cm.rook who pointed a few of us to the very attractive (and not terribly priced) Yema "Rallygraph" Panda which, in it's most traditional arrangement, looks like the one on the left, but can also be had in the version on the right: The model on the left is a true Panda, while the model on the right is called a reverse Panda. The reason for that distinction is clear--Panda bears, only come in the first arrangement. Now at this point, everyone should be thinking about the most well-know Panda, The Rolex Panda, which is actually a Daytona, and among Rolex Daytonas, the most famous of which is the Paul Newman Daytona, which was famous first, because it was Paul's, and second because it sold at auction for $17.8 million (US Dollars). The story of that auction is well-known so I'll only...
Nov 8, 2019
#1. Katsuramuki
Step 1 - Use long, flat knife. Use thumbs to guide knife along side of vegetable. Step 2 - Keep sheet thin enough to see through without breaking skin. Step 3 - Cut sheet into strips. (Optional: wrap around chopsticks to create swirls)
Link: www.savoryjapan.com/learn/techniques/katsuramuki.html
#2. Rangiri
Step 1 - Cut the end of a vegetable at a 70 degree angle. Step 2 - Roll the vegetable towards you and cut again at a 70 degree angle. Step 3 - Repeat this until you are finished.
Link: www.savoryjapan.com/learn/techniques/knife-techniques.html
#3. Julienne
Step 1 - Peel carrot, trim off top and bottom, and cut into 2-3 inch strips. Step 2 - Trim the rounded sides of each piece to create a rectangle shape. Step 3 - Cut each rectangle lengthwise into 1/8-inch slices. Step 4 - Stack several of the slices together and cut lengthwise again
Link: www.goodhousekeeping.com/food-recipes/cooking/tips/g1981/knife-techniques-julienne/
#4. Batonette
Step 1 - Cut whatever you're cutting into a rectangle shape. Step 2 - Slice the rectangles horizontally. Step 3 - Proceed to cut those slices into french fry shapes.
Link: http://mariacostoya.wixsite.com/chopchop/batonette-cut
#5. Chiffonade
Step 1 - Places several leaves on top of the other. Step 2 - Roll the leaves horizontally or vertically into a cigar-like roll. Step 3 - Slice through the roll. The closer the slices, the thinner the strips.
Link: http://mariacostoya.wixsite.com/chopchop/chiffonade-cut