Food must be not only delicious and nutritious, but also aesthetically appealing - today hardly anyone would argue with that. Decorating food does not lose its relevance for many centuries. Experienced cooks can turn even a simple dish into a work of art, but also in the home, you can apply the usual meals with a spectacular decor.

The new trend

It is interesting to see how the changed attitude towards food at different times. Once the decoration of food was a fad of the rich, and they paid attention to food decoration is not always, but only at banquets and gala dinners. Common people battered foods too hard to take care of the decorations: the food should be hearty, calorie and tasty as possible, although the latter has been completely optional. When the products become more affordable, starting appreciated variety. The hosts surprised guests rich, varied table, exotic foods, unprecedented dishes.

At the end of XX - beginning of XXI century, the situation changed. Variety of products today, no surprise, even though the quality of these products is poor. Thus was born a new trend, and today holiday dishes must be not only varied and delicious, but also beautiful, spectacular. To some extent this also applies to everyday foods: many housewives are trying to make out nicely, even the most ordinary dishes. Perhaps this is due to the fact that today their preparation takes a minimum of time through a variety of kitchen utensils, and cook a minute or two is out to make foods appealing to the eye. Or maybe the case in a fashion photograph the food and friends to send photos. Anyway, decoration food became more relevant than ever.

General Principles

What is most important in the decoration of dishes? No, not contraptions, special knives or molds. As with any art, come first taste and sense of proportion. Abundant and magnificent, but tasteless dishes decorated - quite a sad sight.

Until recently, it was considered bad taste in home decor use the same dishes as banquets in the restaurant. Today, this is acceptable, but forget about the sense of proportion is still not worth it. The simpler the dish and the cheaper ingredients to it, should be more modest decorations - is an immutable rule. So, do not sprinkle gold flakes herring with onions, but caviar is appropriate to bring an ice bucket silvered.

Few come up with effective and at the same time, elegant decor - you must also realize our plans. Simple but well made jewelry is always better than the original, but the lurid and inaccurate. On the Internet there are many examples of such "masterpieces" from crooked chopped vegetables, fruit flattened and smeared cream. They cause, at best, a smile, but did not delight.

Traditionally used for decoration of dishes the same products from which these dishes are prepared, or in harmony with them. Obviously, it is unlikely that even the most beautiful sweets suitable for decorating meats Low calorie snacks . Slices of lemon or other citrus can be used for decoration of dishes from fish and meat dishes more suitable fresh or pickled vegetables. Green is a universal decoration, but if it has a strong flavor, it is important that this fragrance is in harmony with the flavor of the dish.

Festive table should look harmonious. All meals must be decorated in the same style. It is absolutely necessary that each plate was laid catchy bunch of vegetables: it is sufficient if only one dish is decorated in an original and bright. It is important to decorate in harmony not only among themselves but also with dishes, tablecloth. For example, if the lunch is organized in the national style with ceramic dishes, the emphasis refined decor will look out of place.

Instruments

Cut spectacular jewelry using conventional knives afford not to everyone. But today in the supermarkets you can buy special kits for decoration of dishes. This round spoon to cut melon balls of pumpkin Pumpkin for health: a royal vegetable in home pharmacy , Watermelon and other fruits; and knives of various shapes and sizes; and scissors with serrated edge; and seizure; and molds; and culinary syringes; and devices that enable to do long chips from citrus peel or chocolate; and a spatula for surfacing.

Is it worth it to buy all these tools, everyone decides on their own. But those who make the first steps in the design of courses, similar devices will become a reliable tool. Do not do without them, and those who, for example, has decided to engage seriously in carving (carving patterns on the surface of vegetables or fruits).

Edible-inedible

Jewellery dishes can be divided into edible and inedible. Inedible decorations - is different candles, fireworks, flowers, plastic or wooden skewers and more. By this category also includes decor, which is made from raw vegetables, such as potatoes; of watermelon, melon and lemon peels.

Such decorations can look very attractive, but it should be used with caution. So, it is necessary to select only those decorations, the manufacture of which were used potentially toxic materials, otherwise the beautiful decor can cause poisoning. In addition, it is best to avoid very brittle and crumbling ornaments: one awkward movement - and the dish will be forever marred by small fragments of decoration.

From non-edible decorations should be abandoned if the meal will take part children: kids can not resist the temptation to try the taste is not beautiful flowers. Do not get involved in such a decor and in the case the festival involves copious libations: drunken guests may not understand that on the table is for food, and that - no.

Maria Bykov

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