Eating is an indispensable human activity. This
drive humans to do lots of research, revolution in agriculture and food making. In every era, the unfolding of history has
been intimately tied to the need for food, the production of food, and the
culture of food. In all major religions, food choice has been an integral part
of religious identity.
In modern era chef are paying more attention on dish
visual appeal, & going towards becoming food artist. People eat with their
eyes. In the culinary world as "plating," inspires
professional chefs to create what they think of as "edible art."
Treat the plate as one unified "canvas," keeping in mind the balance
of the composition, the colors, the flow, the patterns, or lines.
Some of the tips to
make artistic plating –
v
Imagine the final look of the plate.
v
Work on trimming the volumes to make a great food
presentation.
v
Drain
the food from its sauce before setting up the styled plate.
v
Work
on the height or width of the plate styling.
v Small is smart.
v Using plates that have a
small basin for holding food but a large rim makes the serving bigger.
v Drizzle sauce on the rim
to visually expand the portion.
v Fan of slice meat look
attractive, make the portion appear large and cover the plate.
v Mix and match your
dinnerware -- square or triangular dishes can help fool the eye and create
visual interest on your table.
v Creating interesting
name of dishes. Example- a child layer
cake can called LLK(lazy layer cake)
v Using cooking science,
illusion, natural gums and hydrocolloids.
We can conclude that Food styling, presentation is now days becoming
vital part of culinary industry.
Reference:
Mr. Shailendra
Darekar
Faculty
AISSMS College of
HMCT, Pune
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