Written by adam on Mar 16, 2006 Food Dictionary: Chop, Mince,
Dice, Grate To chop or not to chop, that is the question.
Whether 'tis mincing or dicing in the mind to chiffonade the
basil to outrageous perfection. To grate, perchance to shred -
aye, there's the rub. Oh fair Henckel's -- Knife on my block. Be
all my ingredients remembered. Epicurious and Hamlet, bring us
this latest batch of food words .... words .... words .... words
that tell us how we are cutting our ingredients. Do we chop,
grate, mince, dice, or shred? Chop: cutting food into small,
bite-sized pieces Mince: to cut food into very small pieces.
Note: minced food is smaller than chopped food Dice: to cut food
into tiny cubes Grate: To reduce a large piece of food to small
particles or thin shreds by rubbing it against a coarse,
serrated surface, Shred: to cut food into narrow strips by hand
or by grater or food processer. Interesting. So you can grate
with a grater and you can also shred with a grater.