The Japanese grater (oroshigane) is an essential tool in the Japanese kitchen. Traditionally made from thin tin-coated copper plates, they have fine, sharp teeth that produce a very fine textured grate and are perfect for grating garlic, ginger, daikon, and horseradish used in any number of Japanese dishes and barbecue marinades. At CIBI, we love the simplicity, easy use and cleanup of this traditional grater.

It comes in the shape of a , and standard.

Use Kobo Aizawa's  to gather and clean your grater.

Small: 10cm x 6cm including handle, surface 6.5cm x 6cm

Large: 18cm x 9.5cm including handle, surface 10.5cm x 9.5cm

Material: 18-8 Stainless Steel

Producer: Kobo Aizawa


Kobo Aizawa

Established in 1922 and based in Tsubame in Niigata prefecture, Aizawa is known as the leading Japanese manufacturer of quality stainless steel kitchenware. One of the iconic Aizawa matt black tableware collection was also hand picked as a selected permanent design collection under the Museum of Modern Art New York (MoMA) on 7th October 1986.