Kezuriki
A  is a traditional Japanese kitchen utensil, similar to a wood plane or mandoline. It is used to shave , dried blocks of skipjack tuna (). The technique used to prepare the cooking ingredient is pulling and pushing a block of  across the blade in the device in a back-and-forth movement. The resulting shavings are captured in a wooden drawer at the bottom of the instrument and retrieved by opening and emptying the shavings that are roughly sorted into two sizes for different uses. The shavings are a staple of Japanese cuisine. Larger, thicker shavings, called , are boiled with  to make . Smaller, thinner shavings, called , are used as a flavoring and as a topping for many Japanese dishes, such as . Today, many Japanese households no longer use the , opting instead to buy packages of already-shaved  or  at supermarkets. See also
Mandoline
, the category of graters used in Japanese cooking

References

Japanese food preparation utensils
Japanese words and phrases