China likes slivers, 丝 (sī), or julienned strips for dinner. The Chinese word is used to describe any threadlike thing and is the origin of the English 'silk'.
So tonight a trio of slivers over rice slithered its way to me. On the left, we have 香辣鱿鱼丝 (xiāng là yóu yú sī), spicy squid slivers, centre is 清炒土豆丝 (qīng chǎo tǔ dòu sī ) stir-fried potato slivers and right, 美极杏鲍菇 (měi jí xìng bào gū), king oyster mushrooms (eryngii).
I'm struggling to remember ever seeing this cutting technique used in any Chinese restaurant in Europe.
