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板前
itamae
Description
板前は、日本料理のお店で料理を作る人のことです。
Itamae refers to a person who cooks in a Japanese restaurant.
特にお寿司や和食のプロの料理人を指すことが多いです。
It often specifically means a professional chef of sushi or Japanese cuisine.
Meanings
板前itamae
cook or chef of Japanese cuisine
あの店の板前はとても腕がいい。
The chef at that restaurant is very skilled.
板前itamae
the kitchen area where a Japanese chef cooks
板前に立って魚をさばく。
Stand as a chef and fillet fish.
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Notes
- Etymology
板 (cutting board) + 前 (in front of), literally 'in front of the cutting board'.
- Nuance
板前 specifically means a chef of traditional Japanese cuisine, unlike the general シェフ or 料理人.
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