mezzaluna
Sign in to savethumb|right|Mezzaluna with a single blade thumb|right|Mezzaluna with a double blade used for chopping herbs thumb|right|Mezzaluna with a triple blade used for cutting meat A mezzaluna ( , ) is a knife consisting of one or more curved blades with a handle on each end, which is rocked back and forth chopping the ingredients below with each movement. They most commonly have a single blade, but are sometimes seen with two or three blades.
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- Mezzalunas
- literal translation
- half moon
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thumb|right|Mezzaluna with a single blade thumb|right|Mezzaluna with a double blade used for chopping herbs thumb|right|Mezzaluna with a triple blade used for cutting meat A mezzaluna ( , ) is a knife consisting of one or more curved blades with a handle on each end, which is rocked back and forth chopping the ingredients below with each movement. They most commonly have a single blade, but are sometimes seen with two or three blades.
Mezzalunas may be found sold with a cutting board that has a shallow indentation in it, marketed as a herb chopper.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “mezzaluna” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.