Chop
Cutting food into rough, irregular pieces when uniformity doesn't matter — like herbs for a rustic sauce. Faster than dicing.
Used for
- herbs
- nuts
- onions
- tomatoes
In the kitchen
- rock the knife
- gather and re-chop
- coarse is fine
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