Make 4 short diagonal slices through the phyllo for steam vents.

Cut a 2-inch diagonal slice off each end.

Cut each chicken breast on diagonal into thin slices.

To serve, carve the pork into thick diagonal slices.

Cut on the diagonal into thin slices and season with salt and pepper to taste.

Remove the fish and cut it into thin diagonal slices.

But then again the diagonal slice of the board is a Japanese touch.

While they are hot, place the loaves on a cutting board and cut them on the diagonal into 1/2-inch slices.