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Fish slice

Meaning in culinary arts & cooking, with examples

nounCommon term

In culinary arts & cooking, fish slice means: A broad, flat kitchen utensil used to lift or turn delicate food such as fish.

In Turkish: balık çevirme spatulası

How it is used

Especially British English; often called a fish spatula in American kitchens.

Example sentences

  1. Slide the fish slice under the fillet before turning it.

    The broad blade supports the delicate piece during turning.

  2. The cook lifted the omelette with a flexible fish slice.

    The utensil can be used for other delicate cooked foods.

Common collocations

  • flexible fish slice
  • fish spatula
  • filletA boneless piece of fish or meat, such as a fish fillet or beef fillet. As a verb, to fillet means to remove the bones and cut out these pieces.
  • frying panA shallow, flat-bottomed pan with a long handle and sloping sides, used for frying, sautéing and searing.

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