Definitions

1. Noun:

   • Pomegranate seed: The small, juicy, edible seed of the pomegranate fruit.
   • Small cube (shape): A tiny cube shape, resembling the size and form of a pomegranate seed. This is a culinary term used to describe a specific cut for ingredients.

2. Adjective (in culinary context):

   • Diced (into small cubes): Describes food, especially meat or vegetables, that has been cut into very small, uniform cube shapes.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Literal):
  • Cô ấy rắc hạt lựu lên món salad. (She sprinkled pomegranate seeds on the salad.)
• Noun (Shape):
  • Công thức yêu cầu cà rốt thái hạt lựu. (The recipe requires carrots cut into small cubes.)
• Adjective (Culinary):
  • Thịt bò hạt lựu thường dùng để xào hoặc nấu súp. (Diced beef is often used for stir-frying or making soup.)

Advanced Usage

• "Thái hạt lựu": This is the standard culinary phrase meaning "to dice" or "to cut into small cubes."
  • Đầu bếp thái hành tây hạt lựu rất nhanh. (The chef dices the onion into small cubes very quickly.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hạt lựu đạn (Noun): Literally "pomegranate seed grenade," meaning a fragmentation grenade. This is a compound word and a separate term.
• Brunoise (Noun, from French): The professional culinary term for a very small dice, equivalent to "hạt lựu."
• Thái hạt lựu (Verb phrase): To dice.

Synonyms

• Miếng vuông nhỏ (Noun phrase): Small square piece.
• Được cắt nhỏ hình vuông (Verb phrase): Cut into small squares.

Related Phrases / Culinary Terms

• Thái hạt lựu (To dice): The action of cutting into the "hạt lựu" shape.
  • Bạn cần thái khoai tây hạt lựu trước khi cho vào nồi. (You need to dice the potatoes before putting them in the pot.)

1. Tiny cube pomegranate seed-shaped)
   • Thái thịt hạt lựu
     To cut up meat into tiny cubes