Glossary

The process of cutting food into small cubes of fairly equal size so that the food is evenly cooked. Recipes with diced ingredients usually require the cubes to be no more than 1/4 inch square, however some recipes consider dicing according to different sizes. When foods are diced for recipes in different sized diced cubes, a large dice is 1/2 to 3/4 inch square, a medium dice is 1/4 to 1/2 inch square, a small dice is 1/8 to 1/4 inch square, and a fine dice is 1/8 inch square or less.