Japanese Tools

Appears in
Masu: Fresh, contemporary, accessible Japanese for the home cook

By Nic Watt

Published 2016

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1,2,3 — YANA GIBA Japanese hand-made sashimi knives

4 — DEBA fish filleting knife

5 — IPPON PICK single-prong ice pick used for chipping ice

6 — SANPON PICK tri-prong ice pick used for holding ice

7 — KOHAKE very small pastry brush used for seasoning nigiri

8 — MORIBASHI cooking and kitchen chopsticks

9 — HAKE pastry brush

10 — SURIKOGI BOU muddling stick

11 — MASU masu box

12 — TAKE ZUTSU bamboo sake cup

13 — MAKISU bamboo mat used for maki sushi

14 — KOSHAMOJI wooden spoon

15 — HERA wooden paddle

16 — KUSHI wooden skewers

17 — HOUCHOU MIGAKI knife-polishing and cleaning stone

18 — SAMEGAWA OROSHI sharkskin-covered wasabi paddle

19 — TAKE BASAMI bamboo sugar tweezers

20 — HISHAKU bamboo ladle

21 — KIBAKO cedar-wood serving tray