Santoku

The santoku bōchō (Japanese: 三徳包丁; lit. '"three virtues knife" or "three uses knife"') or bunka bōchō (文化包丁) is a general-purpose kitchen knife originating in Japan. Its blade is typically between 13 and 20 centimetres long, and has a flat edge.

The santoku has a sheep's foot-tipped blade that curves down an angle approaching 60 degrees at the point.
The bunka bōchō, however, has a k-tip.
The term santoku may refer to the wide variety of ingredients that the knife can handle: fish, meat, and vegetables, or to the tasks it can perform: chopping, dicing, and slicing, with either interpretation indicating a multi-use, general-purpose kitchen knife.

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