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[Ryujin]

Yeah, that’s a good idea.

You could always buy some Masa Harina and make them yourself. It’s so worth the effort.

Make sure your knife is sharp. Cut the stem-core out of the top with the point of the blade. Use that hole to half or quarter the tomato. Then lay the pieces skin-side down to cut as fine as you want. It’s mostly the skin that messes people up.

Thanks for the pointers. The knife I usually use is sharp enough that the skin is never really an issue, but my technique obviously sucks.

 

[RealAlHazred]

Are yokai fey?

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Are yokai fey?

Yes

 

[RealAlHazred]

Yes

I was expecting more nuance. "Well, most are, but some of them are the spirits of the departed and possibly undead." But even those seem really fey in execution...

 

[Thomas Shey]

Ja, the skin is usually the issue, though if your knife is dull you can mess up the flesh, too. I have a nice serrated knife I usually use for tomatoes specifically instead of the chef's knife and paring knife I use for almost everything else. The latter two work fine if they're freshly sharpened/honed, but the serrated one always does a nice job slicing without any issues.

I've found serrated knives are always preferable with cutting fruits (which, after all, a tomato is). The only exception is things with full blown rinds which can be hit or miss.

 

[Thomas Shey]

Are yokai fey?

At least for certain purposes I'd say so.

 

[Thomas Shey]

I was expecting more nuance. "Well, most are, but some of them are the spirits of the departed and possibly undead." But even those seem really fey in execution...

You can run into some odd questions there in other places--ask someone how they classify sluagh sometime.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

I was expecting more nuance. "Well, most are, but some of them are the spirits of the departed and possibly undead." But even those seem really fey in execution...

I would probably rename the "fey" category to "spirits," and then probably have fey, ghosts and maybe yokai sub-categories, but under the 2024 system, I'd say yokai as fey is right mechanically, even if the flavor is a little different. (More ginger, for one thing!)

 

[TiQuinn]

I've found serrated knives are always preferable with cutting fruits (which, after all, a tomato is). The only exception is things with full blown rinds which can be hit or miss.

Yeah, I’ve found even the slightest dullness to the knife can cause tomatoes to squish when they’re sliced. Serrated blades take out the guesswork here.

 

[RealAlHazred]

I would probably rename the "fey" category to "spirits," and then probably have fey, ghosts and maybe yokai sub-categories, but under the 2024 system, I'd say yokai as fey is right mechanically, even if the flavor is a little different. (More ginger, for one thing!)

I can't use Japanese undead in my games. Too much MSG.