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Knife with one or more curved blades and a handle on each end

Mezzaluna with a double blade used for chopping herbs

Mezzaluna with a triple blade used for cutting meat

Amezzaluna (/ˌmɛtsəˈluːnə/,Italian:[ˌmɛddzaˈluːna]) is aknife consisting of one or more curvedblades with a handle on each end, which is rocked back and forth chopping the ingredients below with each movement.^[1] They most commonly have a single blade, but are sometimes seen with two or three blades.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Name

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Mezzaluna means 'halfmoon' inItalian,^[5] after the curved shape of the blade,^[5] and is the most common name used in the UK. Other names used include herb chopper,hachoir,[aʃ.waʁ] (fromFrench),makhratah (fromArabic), andhokmesser (fromYiddish).^{[citation needed]}

Use

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It is typically used for mincing herbs or garlic, but it can be used for chopping other things such as cheese or meat.^[1] Very large single blade versions are sometimes used forpizza.^[6] Common uses in Italy include preparation of asoffritto or apesto, etc. In countries likeEgypt,Jordan,Israel andPalestine, it is used to chopmulukhiyah.^{[citation needed]}

Cutting board

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Mezzalunas may be found sold with acutting board that has a shallow indentation in it,^[1] marketed as aherb chopper.

References

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^^a ^b ^c"What is a Mezzaluna?".wiseGEEK. Retrieved13 September 2013.
^McGee, Harold (26 October 2010).Keys to Good Cooking. Doubleday Canada.ISBN 9780385671309.
^Willan, Anne (17 September 1989).La Varenne Pratique: Part 4, Baking, Preserving & Desserts. BookBaby.ISBN 9780991134632.^{[permanent dead link]}
^Hesser, Amanda (2002)."TEST KITCHEN; A Half Moon That Brightens Kitchen Labors".The New York Times.ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved9 February 2018.
^^a ^bSchweitzer, Lisa (2 May 2011)."Kitchen Tool: Mezzaluna Picks".Food Republic. Gadget of the week. Retrieved13 September 2013.
^Wiener, Scott (8 December 2012)."A Brief History of the Pizza Slicer".Serious Eats. Scott's Pizza Chronicles. Retrieved9 February 2013.

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