Single-edged knife

Japanese: 片刃包丁 - かたはぼうちょう
Single-edged knife

...In Japan, where sashimi, which only requires cutting fish meat, has long been a popular culinary technique, cutting is particularly important, and chefs are sometimes called knives. While double-edged knives (knives with a symmetrical blade) are common around the world, single-edged knives have become the norm in Japan since the early modern period, because single-edged knives produce a clean cut.
[heating]
Heating that uses water as a medium is called moist heat, while heating that does not use water is called dry heat.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "single-edged knives" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…主要な料理操作としては,魚肉を切るだけの刺身をごちそうとしてきた日本では,切ることが料理技術においてとくに重視され,料理人を包丁人と呼んだりする。世界においては両刃(刃の部分の断面が左右相称のもの)の包丁がふつうであるのに対して,日本においては近世から片刃包丁が主になったが,それは片刃包丁が切断面をきれいに切る効果をもつことによる。
[加熱]
 加熱の際の媒体として水を利用するのを湿熱と呼び,水を利用しない加熱を乾熱と呼ぶ。…

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