VEGETABLE CARVING

February 21, 2014 by  
Filed under Salads

Vegetable carving Vegetable carving is an artistic display of techniques that involves sculpting vegetables to form pretty centerpieces for table settings and other uses. Your dinner arrangements are complete when you have laid down the entire menu including salads. Now you can bring a twist in the arrangements by placing cute shapes of vegetables along with the chopped cucumber, carrot, tomato and other salads.

No matter how good food you prepare but if you do not present it in an effective manner all your effort is gone in vain. Let’s make a start in understanding simple techniques to improve the art.

The beginnings:

Japan has also been referred to as the root of the art of fruit and vegetable carving, called Mukimono in Japanese. Now this has developed into a major and critical part of chefs training. Vegetable carving and designing has become a career in many countries. Exhibitions and photo galleries have been initiated based on the subject of carving on vegetables and fruits.

Display of vegetable carving:

The products of vegetable carving are generally flowers or birds, but there is no limit to human imagination and therefore they have made sculpting of famous personalities. Design beautiful images and colorful combination to create shapes. Usually vegetable carving is used for garnish, you can also have a flower arrangement to beautify your table .

Go ahead , spare some time and learn the basic skills of vegetable carving. You can make your family proud with no extra costs. Your guests too will be amazed at your presentation skills in addition to the expert culinary skills.

This is a series in vegetable carving skills which involve simple tools and techniques. Therefore go thru’ these video clips to understand.

Learn to make Tomato rose:

Watch this video for simple understanding:

Learn to make Carrot rose.

Watch this video for simple understanding:

Learn to make Cucumber rose:

Watch this video for simple understanding:

Learn to make Carrot butterfly.

Watch this video for simple understanding:

Various books and instructional videos teach the art of fruit and vegetable carving. Additionally, tool sets are sold for those who participate, either professionally or as a hobby. Such tools include knife and garnishing sets. Cutters come in various sizes for sculpting different fruits and vegetables. These tools are typically constructed of stainless steel.

Hope you have enjoyed this article. Learn to beautify your dining table with the creative designs mentioned in this article.

Leave in your comments or ideas for making salads with simple vegetable or fruit carving.

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