Definition
To cut food into small, uniform cubes. The most satisfying knife work for beginners and the baseline expectation before you can advance to fancier cuts.
Example Usage
Dice the onions into ¼-inch cubes for the sauce.
Origin
From Middle English, related to the game of dice due to the cubic shape
Fun Fact
A properly diced onion looks like tiny edible dice—which is why it's called that and also why cooking schools have drills for this specific cut.
Source: Fundamental knife skill
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