Decorating dishes with your own hands, unusual ideas, recipes, photos
Culinary talent is not only in the abilitycook wonderful meals. Very much depends on their appearance. An unusual feed stimulates the appetite and increases the pleasure of eating, even if the dishes are classified as the most ordinary. So, it is worth paying some attention to decorating dishes with your own hands.
Of course, not everyone can create beautiful andcomplex compositions. But the original decorate the festive table can be any one. Jewelry can serve a variety of products - for example, citrus fruits, vegetables, herbs and fruits. The figures and decorations made from them are placed on plates with dishes and on the table as a separate decoration. Look very nice swans and butterflies from lemons, circles of oranges and flowers from tomato, onions and Peking cabbage.
However, some of the dishes themselves canto serve as a decoration. These include salads, hot and cold snacks, desserts and even second courses, from which you can create separate compositions. When you start working, you need to remember that the dish and its decoration should look harmonious and fit together. In addition, foreign elements should not distract him from attention. For example, very bright or unusual dishes can interfere with the full perception of your masterpiece.
Decoration of dishes from cucumbers by own hands - step by step instruction
Cucumbers are an excellent material for decoration. From them you can make cute curls and flowers. To do this, we need a long cucumber and a sharp knife for cleaning vegetables.
Step 1. Cut a piece of cucumber 7-8 cm long and sharpen it at one end so that it resembles a sharpened pencil. This acute corner should be no more than 2 cm in length.
Step 2. We place the knife at such an angle that it coincides with the sharp end of the cucumber. We begin to cut the cucumber from this angle. As a result, you will get a long, continuous strip with a thickness of no more than 0.5-0.7 cm. It should look about the same as when peeling an apple or orange peel with a knife.
Step 3. Carefully straighten out the resulting strip and take it by the tips. There should be no folds in the center.
Step 4. Now we simultaneously wrap each end inward towards the center. We got two identical cones. You can make several such blanks and arrange them on a dish in the shape of a flower. And you can insert in each cone for a berry of a currant or a cherry, and you get a pretty piece, reminiscent of the eyes. It can be used if you create a composition with animals or unusual creatures.
You can also make a boat from a cucumber.
Step 1. To do this, take half of the long cucumber and cut it in half. Also cut off the edges. The convex part also needs to be cut to get the bottom on which the boat can stand.
Step 2. Cut a thin strip of cucumber with a sharp knife. But do not separate it - leave about 1 cm to the edge. Lift it up and secure it with a toothpick in the form of a sail.
Step 3. Using a knife for cleaning vegetables, make a hollow in the future boat - gently cut the flesh of the cucumber, leaving the bottom and sides.
Step 4. You can put "passengers" in the resulting boat. They are perfectly served as decorative cut pieces of vegetables, for example, carrots or fruits and berries.
Decorate the dish can also be a rose from a tomato.
Step 1. Round and beautiful tomato of bright color is peeled from the peel with a sharp knife from the top. We do it in a spiral - just like we are cleaning an apple. The width of the strip should be no more than 1.5-2 cm.
Step 2. Peel off the peel very carefully, so as not to tear. When it is cut, straighten it along the length.
Step 3. From the lower end we begin to fold the resulting ribbon in the form of a rose. As leaves can serve as mint leaves or cut feathers of green onions. In such a simple way, you can decorate any snacks and salads.
