chopping into chunks; rough cutting
A cooking technique where vegetables are cut into irregular, bite-sized chunks, often used for stews and simmered dishes.
Cut the daikon radish into chunks and put it in the oden.
乱切りにした野菜を鍋で煮込む。
Simmer the roughly chopped vegetables in a pot.
Compound of 乱 (ran, 'disorderly, rough') and 切り (kiri, 'cutting'), referring to the irregular, random-looking cuts.