Udon Kiri
The ''udonkiri'' ( うどん切), ''sobakiri'' ( そば切 or 蕎麦切り包丁), and ''kashikiri'' are a group of specialized knives A knife (: knives; from Old Norse 'knife, dirk') is a tool or weapon with a cutting edge or blade, usually attached to a handle or hilt. One of the earliest tools used by humanity, knives appeared at least 2.5 million years ago, as evidenced ... used in the Cuisine of Japan, Japanese kitchen to make ''udon'' and ''soba'' noodles respectively. The ''udonkiri'' is also sometimes called ''menkiribocho'' (:ja:麺切り包丁, 麺切り包丁), and is distinguished from the Soba and Kashikiri knives by a blade that drops in to cover less than half of the length of the handle rather that reaching the end of the handle like the ''soba''. The ''sobakiri'' is characterized by a long blade that spans down the full length of the handle whereas the blade of the Kashikiri only curves to meet the top of the handle. To make ''soba'' or ''udon'' the dough ...
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