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Definition
The butchery station in a restaurant kitchen, or the butcher who works there.
- a workbench in a restaurant kitchen used for slaughtering live poultry, livestock, and seafood
- the butcher in a restaurant kitchen responsible for slaughtering live animals and seafood
colloquialfoodwork
How it's used
Refers to both the physical station and the person working there, similar to how one might refer to a 'grill' or 'fry' station in a Western kitchen. It is specific to traditional Cantonese restaurants that handle live ingredients on-site. The term carries a sense of the wet, messy nature of the work, as it involves constant washing and cleaning of blood and scales.
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The butcher station is processing some seafood over there.
Have you asked the butcher to help gut the fish yet?
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with a general kitchen counter, which is usually called 廚房檯. Using it to describe a regular food preparation table will sound strange to restaurant staff.
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