Just like it is pretty essential for the food to taste god and smell good for leaving the eaters satisfied and craving more of it, similarly, it is equally essential for the food to look good because, the first impression of the food is not its taste, but its look. Your guests at home or in your restaurant will give that much-excited-to-gorge-on-foods look only then when they can see you approaching them with some really delicious looking dishes and that will be possible for you only if you know how to do the plating! Food plating is an essential art and if you master in it, you are sure to win the hearts.
Presentation of food has much to
do with being artistic and capable of inputting more of creativity into the
plating process. It not only demands great attention and creativity from you,
but also seeks the love of art. Cooking is more an art of the chefs and
nowadays, a beautiful plating is also considered as essential in food business
because the food lovers love to eat good looking foods and feels more inclined
to go for it rather than a plainly served dish.
A beautiful plating basically
involves utilizing the main dish along with a few of the add ons like the
garnishing sauce, cheese, butter, salads, chopped vegetables and leafy
vegetables. It can start with arranging the main item in the front of the plate
with vegetables or starches in the back. This sort of plating is called
‘Classic’ plating. Then, there is 'stacked' plating in which various items are
decorated on the plate with the main item leaning or 'shingled' upon a
vegetable bed or side item. In this type of plating, the plate looks like the face
of a clock.
You can learn the plating tricks
without any formal training just home by taking help of the internet. A little
homework and some time dedicated to food decoration will let you learn it
easily and quickly.
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