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Different regions have different cooking habits, cutting board material also has regional characteristics, Chinese cuisine is used to cut and chop and other techniques, solid wood cutting board is the first choice of many Chinese families, Japan is commonly used to pull cut method, the compressive performance of the cutting board is not high, more attention to hygiene and easy cleaning performance, coupled with Japan's food hygiene related regulations, catering and other food manufacturing should use plastic or synthetic rubber cutting boards for handling raw food and cooked food, rubber and plastic materials are widely used in the production of Japanese cutting boards.
 
Synthetic rubber is a more competitive cutting board material than plastic, and it is also the most representative product in the Japanese cutting board market, pioneered by Asahi.
 
Asahi is not a professional cutting board brand, but a rubber products expert, specializing in the manufacture of sound insulation materials and waterproof materials, with more than 60 years of research on rubber processing technology, in 1965 for the first time to launch synthetic rubber cutting boards, changed the pattern of the cutting board market, Asahi also became a giant in this field.
 
Synthetic rubber cutting boards have the advantages of plastic cutting boards, with high material density and low water absorption. According to the water absorption test released by Asahi, the water absorption of Asahi synthetic rubber cutting board is only 0.004g/cm2 for 3 days at room temperature, which is much lower than the water absorption of 0.065g/cm2 of spruce wood cutting board, which is not easy to seep water and mold, and is also easier to clean.
 
Generally speaking, the performance of synthetic rubber cutting boards is more inclined to plastic cutting boards, which are far inferior to wooden cutting boards in terms of cutting experience, especially solid wood cutting boards with end grain structure, the surface material is more flexible than high-density synthetic rubber, and the unique wood fibers in the wood block are parallel to the direction of the knife, and the cutting feeling is better when the knife is cut. The cutting performance of the Asahi cutting board is where it is superior to other similar products, with a unique imitation wood feel, moderate hardness and softness, no sense of collision when the knife is lowered, and relatively speaking, the blade is not easy to become dull, which is very suitable for matching Japanese high-sharpness kitchen knives.
 
Although the Asahi cutting board has the advantages of both wooden cutting boards and plastic cutting boards, it also has its inconveniences, as the Asahi cutting boards are heavier, comparable to solid wood cutting boards, and the minimum size of 38x21cm weighs more than 1kg. In addition, the Asahi cutting board claims not to crack or deform, but in fact, the all-rubber material is also easy to deform, and it is easy to bend after a long time.
 
Asahi synthetic rubber cutting boards are divided into commercial and household use, mainly the difference in size, household cutting boards have four specifications, namely M, L, 2L and 3L, the shape is on the long side, long enough but not wide enough, the length is about 40cm, the width is between 21-25cm, for Chinese consumers who are used to round cutting boards, the operation is slightly inconvenient. At present, there is no official purchase channel for Asahi cutting board in China, and the price of overseas shopping is between 250 and 400 yuan, which is more cost-effective among similar overseas shopping products.