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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•edit-223 days agosmash ? like, slap the wall with it ? I can’t picture what this means (thanks for the recipe)
minus-squaretiredofsametablinkfedilink2•23 days agoIn Japan, we just smack them with something like a rolling pin, butt of a knife, etc.
minus-squareKlnsfw 🏳️🌈linkEnglish2•23 days agoMaybe smash isn’t the right word (I’m not a native English speaker). You put the cucumber on a cutting board, lay a large knife flat on it and strike the flat of the blade with the underside of your fist.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish6•23 days ago Maybe smash isn’t the right word (I’m not a native English speaker). You had it right. Someone else forgot their ephemeral slang isn’t the only way a word can be used.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•23 days agoThat’s correct, but crush could maybe be an alternative.
smash ? like, slap the wall with it ? I can’t picture what this means (thanks for the recipe)
In Japan, we just smack them with something like a rolling pin, butt of a knife, etc.
Maybe smash isn’t the right word (I’m not a native English speaker).
You put the cucumber on a cutting board, lay a large knife flat on it and strike the flat of the blade with the underside of your fist.
You had it right. Someone else forgot their ephemeral slang isn’t the only way a word can be used.
ah ok, makes sense
That’s correct, but crush could maybe be an alternative.