{"product_id":"shu-matsubara-shiroichi-stainless-kurouchi-bunka-170mm","title":"Shu Matsubara Shiroichi Stainless Kurouchi Santoku 170mm","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eFounded in 1933 in Matsubara, Nagasaki, Tanaka Kama Kogyo carries on the 500-year tradition of Matsubara blades. The SHU brand takes its name from \"Matsubara Shusaku,\" honoring founder Shuichi Tanaka and the long tradition of blade making in Matsubara. Today, Tanaka Kama Kogyo continues this heritage, creating knives that reflect generations of craftsmanship and passion, with nearly every process being done in-house by skilled craftsmen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Shape -\u003c\/b\u003eThis is also a multi-purpose knife, but with a slight vegetable bias. Santoku means 'Three Virtues' or 'To solve Three Problems'. The virtues or problems are slicing, dicing and mincing. Santoku is usually found in 160mm - 190mm lengths. These are more and more popular in Western kitchens due to their unique shape and smaller easy-to-handle size.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tanaka Kama Kogyo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47706062028974,"sku":"SHMTW1SKR170SA","price":263.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0780\/9439\/files\/ShuMatsubaraShiroichiStainlessKurouchiSantoku170mm1.jpg?v=1793113631","url":"https:\/\/knifewear.com\/en-us\/products\/shu-matsubara-shiroichi-stainless-kurouchi-bunka-170mm","provider":"Knifewear - Handcrafted Japanese Kitchen Knives","version":"1.0","type":"link"}