Kushi

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Kushi (串, Kushi^?) are skewers used in Japanese cuisine to hold and pierce food for grilling and frying, such as yakitori. They range in length from about 15 to 30 cm. Kushi may be made of steel, bamboo, or wood. The steel and wooden varieties are reusable, while those made from bamboo are usually only used once and discarded. Bamboo kushi are usually the type that customers purchasing food from street vendors would be given.

The Japanese kanji for kushi is 串, which is an example of a pictogram describing the meaning of the kanji.

[edit] Other Meanings of Kushi

Kushi (櫛, Kushi^?) means "comb" in Japanese. Note that kushi in this context has a different kanji or Chinese character.

Kushi can also means cushi in Hebrew, and is used to refer to the black race in modern Hebrew, similar to the English word Negro.

Kushi or Khushi means happiness in Hindi.

[edit] See also

List of Japanese cooking utensils

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