Beautiful sliced ​​fruit on skewers. How to beautifully serve fruits and berries

Figured slicing and carving of vegetables and fruits “Delicious floral fantasy.”

Simple cutting of vegetables and fruits step by step with photos

Guest Ksenia Aleksandrovna, physical education teacher, Municipal Educational Institution “School No. 53”, Oktyabrsky village, Lyubertsy district, Moscow region.
Goal and tasks:
- development of creative abilities and imagination;
- form aesthetic taste;
- cultivate accuracy in performing work, caution;
- learn to cut vegetables using the carving technique
Purpose:
This master class is intended for high school children, teachers, parents and creative people. This design of dishes is suitable for any holiday, banquet and, simply, to improve the perception of food and good mood.

For decoration we will need:
Tomato, cucumber, lemon, orange, pear, apple, kiwi, onion, cutting board, 2 knives (large and small with teeth), 2 flat plates, towel.

Progress.

Carving(from English carving - "cutting out") - the art of artistic cutting of vegetables and fruits, as well as wood, ice and stones.
Advice for a beginner carvinger Not every fruit or vegetable is suitable for carving. So, for example, radishes should be large and bright, carrots should be even and smooth, oranges should be very fresh. It is better to take apples with smooth skin, cucumbers - smooth and with dark skin, pumpkins with rough skin have denser and easier-to-work with flesh. Decorations should match the dish in color, as well as taste. Meat dishes It is better to decorate with cucumbers, tomatoes, carrots, seafood with lemons. Fruits will serve as an excellent decoration for dessert or as a delicacy in their own right. When choosing combinations of products, give preference to contrasting colors - the compositions will be more enchanting. Red, green, yellow are favorites. Fruits and vegetables for carving must be clean and dry. There must be a golden mean in everything. You should not overly decorate dishes - moderation is important in everything.

1) The first vegetable we’ll start with is the tomato. Cut it in half and cut off the unnecessary part.

2) Then use a sharp knife to thinly slice one of the tomato halves.

If it is small, then you can combine two chopped halves into one. As in the photo.

3) After this, we “stretch” the tomato as thin as possible and begin to twist it into flowers.

4) To carefully transfer the finished flower to a plate, you need to grab it with both hands, pressing it on all sides.

Ready! You can put a lettuce leaf on the bottom of the plate.

5) Our flower is missing something. You can add parsley or make cucumber bells. To do this, place a cucumber on your palm. Using a sharp small knife, pointing it towards yourself, we cut the cucumber in the shape of a petal, plunging the knife blade to the middle. Then, turning it, we cut two more petals.

6) You should get a bell with three petals. To separate the flower from the cucumber, you need to turn it slightly and it will fall off on its own.

Then you can continue in the same order until the cucumber runs out.

You can add strips of pepper or olives to the middle of the bells.

7) You can also cut thin strips of cucumber and fold it in half without breaking it to complement our dish.

8) Gradually we move on to the bow. What can be made from onions? We can make it into a water lily. To do this, you need to peel the onion, soak it in cold water so that we don't cry. Then you need to cut it evenly with cloves, plunging the knife only to the middle. When finished, it will easily separate into two halves.

All parts of the onion must be removed and assembled to form a flower.

9) Our decoration for the dish is ready and you can add chopped vegetables or assorted sausages.

If you want to treat your guests to sandwiches, you can use the middle for a tomato flower.

10) The vegetable decoration is ready. Now you can start decorating the fruit plate. To do this, we need to cut half an orange as described above.

11) We do the same with lemon.

By the way, lemon flower goes very well with fish products.

12) Next, cut the kiwi, as in the photo. You can decorate a plate or place it like this on top of fruit.

13) Right now it’s my favorite. Apple and pear wings. We will need halves of fruit.

Visually divide the apple in half. I cut out a strip for you, for clarity. On one of the halves we find the middle and immerse the knife, slightly deepening it. To make it easier to imagine, we seem to be cutting off the peel. You need to get half a petal.

Then on the other side we do the same, but we cut exactly to the corners made. You need to be careful not to cut off excess. The result is a leaf.

Stepping back from the cut 2-3mm, cut out the next leaf.

We cut until we reach our “border” of the apple.

Now we connect all the parts and move them apart so that we get a wing.

14) These wings look like petals, so they can be used in cooking to decorate any dishes. To prevent the apple from darkening, you need to sprinkle it with lemon or dip it in acidified water.

Decorate festive table You can use beautiful slicing from any product: cheese, meat, sausage, vegetables, fish and fruit. Ideas for designing cuts are presented in this article.

It will help to decorate an everyday, and especially a holiday table beautiful cut. It can be made from any ingredients: meat, cheese, vegetables or fruits. Pieces and slices of food can be laid out not in simple, but in original ways so that they invariably attracted attention and aroused appetite.

There are several cutting rules:

• For serving, choose wide flat dish, preferably white. On such dishes there will be cutting look bright and attractive.
• You should not combine plant and animal products. If these are vegetables, they have separate dish, fruits as well (they are considered dessert). Meat and sausage can be combined.
• The slices should not be seasoned with any sauce or oil, or sprinkled with spices. If you think that you can decorate the taste of vegetables with sour cream or mayonnaise, Offer them to your guests separately in a gravy boat.
• Cutting (any) should always be very just cut into small slices (flat pieces). Rough and thick cutting of ingredients does not look aesthetically pleasing.
• The main rule of beautiful cutting is sharp knife. The size and material of the knife (ceramics or metal) are completely unimportant; you should be comfortable working with it.
• Select for slicing only quality and fresh products. Try to surprise your guests with an unusual product.
• Stick to one cutting shape, for example, a semicircle or triangle, so that the whole dish looks organic.

Beautiful vegetable slices

Large vegetable slices

Fruit slices in the shape of a heart

Unusual fruit slices

Some types of cuts are so skillful that include many decorative elements from the ingredients themselves in cutting: figures, flowers, unusual arrangement of pieces. In some cases, when cutting vegetables, you can use a special cutting device - slicer

Slicer for slicing meat and cheese. vegetables and fruits

Slicing watermelon and melon for the holiday table

Melons will also be a bright seasonal treat for guests. Such a treat can decorate main and dessert table. In any case, it will be appropriate and very “popular” among guests.

There are several basic ways to cut melon and watermelon:

• Cubes– cutting is done with a knife. The peeled pulp of watermelon or melon is cut, cleared of seeds. The pieces are laid out scattered or in half on a serving plate.
• Balls– a special spoon is used for slicing, which forms a beautiful ball. These cuts should be placed in wide bowls or bowls.
• Slices– this method involves peeling the fruit from the seed part and cutting it into triangular slices along with the skin. IN in this case You can use wooden sticks (for ice cream) so that the pieces can be conveniently taken from the dish and eaten.

It is customary to eat pieces of watermelon or melon by pricking them with a fork. If your feast does not involve cutlery (buffet table, picnic), you should insert a skewer and toothpick into each piece.

Watermelon dicing

Cutting watermelon into pieces

Cutting watermelon into balls

Cutting melon into cubes

Melon slicing

Video: “Watermelon fruit basket”

Beautiful cheese slices: design and decoration

Cheese slices must be present on the holiday table. Only cheese can be cut into shapes, making the serving original and interesting. Slicing cheese is very convenient curly knives. They leave a grooved cut, resulting in each piece having a specific shape.

Simplest cheese cutting knife- "wave". The knife allows you to cut cheese pieces of any thickness. It is best to place the cheese slices on a plate on which lettuce leaves are laid out. This is necessary so that the cheese does not dry out quickly and looks appetizing.

Cheese is the only cutting ingredient that can be successfully combined with pieces of sausage or meat, creating patterns and shapes. In addition, the combination will be extremely tasty cheese with berries:

• Grapes
• Strawberries
• Malina
• blueberries
• Grapes

The most delicious sliced ​​cheese is considered to be made from different varieties cheese. You can combine fatty ones with low-fat ones, salty ones with aromatic ones made from fermented milk, with nuts and herbs, with mold and paprika.

One of the best flavor combinations - cheese with honey. This flavor combination gives another interesting idea for slicing: you can place a small bowl of liquid honey in the center of the serving dish. Around the bowl you should place different types of cheese (of various flavors), cheese can be supplemented with nuts: walnuts, almonds, cashews.

Simple cheese slice with grapes

Sliced ​​cheese with vegetables

Cheese cubes with nuts and grapes

Unusual slices of expensive varieties of cheese

Cheese plate with honey and fruits

Video: “Cheese slicing, cheese plate design”

Beautiful cold cuts: design and decoration

Cold cuts – best snack and tasty treats for guests. As a rule, cold cuts consist of from different varieties of salted, smoked meat, supplemented with sausages. Cold cuts can be combined with a variety of cheeses, olives, lettuce or herbs. Vegetables in cut meats can release “juice”, which is very undesirable for meat.

IMPORTANT: The exception is small cherry tomatoes, which do not need to be cut. They can be neatly placed on top of the slices, adding brightness and freshness to the dish.

From meat sliced ​​into thin slices, it is very convenient to roll up neat tubes and arrange it in “scales” or roses. You can cut the meat very thinly and beautifully using a sharp wide knife or a special “slicer” device.

Simple large cuts of meat

Original cold cuts with cheese

Sliced ​​meats with fresh and salted vegetables

Appetizing cold cuts on a wooden plate

Video: “Beautiful cuts of meat”

Beautiful slicing of sausage: design and decoration

Sausage- the most “frequent guest” on the holiday table. You can serve sausage in several interesting ways. This must be done in order to interest everyone present and whet their appetite.

Sausage can be combined with cheese, olives, lettuce, cherry tomatoes, and physalis. From different varieties of sausage you can lay out a variety of patterns and designs.

Sliced ​​sausage with “roses”

Festive sausage slices

Meat cut into large pieces

Video: “Sausage cutting”

Types of cutting vegetables, curly cutting

Vegetable cutting is a must must be on the table to “even out” the severity of some fatty dishes: meat, salads with mayonnaise, fish and potatoes. In order for vegetables to “want to be eaten,” they should be arrange on a serving platter in interesting ways.

For slicing, enough hard vegetables (carrots, beets, cucumbers) you can use curly knives, which cut vegetables in a “wave” or zigzag pattern. Small vegetables, such as cherry tomatoes, should be cut in half or left whole.

Can be added to chopped vegetables fresh onions. It is best to use less spicy varieties of onion so that it evokes only a pleasant taste sensation: blue, white, leek, shallot. The onion should be cut into neat and not thick rings.

Special knife for cutting vegetables into shapes

Flowers from vegetables: curly cutting

Slicing vegetables with a curly knife

carving: artistic cutting of vegetables

Video: “Holiday vegetable slicing”

Beautiful slicing of tomatoes, cucumbers, onions: design and decoration

Such simple vegetables, like tomatoes, cucumbers and onions, can be beautifully served on a plate and served at the holiday table.

Slicing Features:

• Tomato very watery, so it should be cut into either large rings or half rings. Small tomatoes are best cut into slices (four pieces from one fruit). Cherry tomatoes are cut in half or left whole.
• Cucumber allows several cutting methods: rings, ovals (diagonally cutting), half rings, serpentine (using a special device). The shape of the vegetable also allows it to be cut lengthwise into slices, strips, or cubes.
• Onion cut only into rings, the rings are placed either on top of all vegetables, or alternating with them. You can decorate the slices with a bunch of fresh onion feathers, which can be easily bent, laid, and made into a pattern.

Any cut of vegetables can be decorated with any herbs: parsley, dill, basil, lettuce.

Shaped tomato slicing

Shaped cucumber slicing

Shaped onion slicing

Video: “How to make a rose from a cucumber?”

Beautiful vegetable slicing for the festive table: design and decoration

You can decorate vegetable cuttings in both simple and original ways. For this you will need a few ideas:

Festive fruit slices on a platter

Shaped cutting of vegetables Meat cutting for the holiday

Meat slicer

Festive vegetable and cheese slicing Cheese and sausage dicing

Butterfly sliced ​​meat and vegetables

How to cut apples beautifully so that they don’t darken when slicing?

Apple- one of the most useful and delicious fruits . Buying an apple is not a problem at any time of the year. If you eat an apple with fatty foods, it will may help the digestion process. The acid in apples helps break down complex fats and speed up metabolism.

You can choose a sweet or sour apple for slicing. Its structure is dense enough that allows you to cut fruit into thin slices and beautifully placed on a serving plate. The only and main problem of the apple is the large amount of iron in it, which contributes oxidation of fruit in fresh air(we are talking about pulp).

To prevent this from happening and the apple not to darken, it needs to be processed citric acid in one of the following ways:

• Sprinkle apple slices lemon juice
• Wash the apple pulp (sliced) in water and lemon juice.
• Drizzle the apple with lime juice before serving.

Slicing an apple into a flower shape

Apple slicing "leaf"

Swan apple slicing

Video: “How to cut an apple beautifully?”

Beautiful sliced ​​orange for the holiday table: design and decoration

Just like an apple, an orange is a wonderful addition to the holiday and everyday table. The acid of orange will help digest fatty foods and serve as a snack for alcoholic drinks.

Slicing an orange is quite simple. You can cut citrus rings or half rings. There is no need to peel the orange; the crust will help keep the slices in shape. Fruit is a must pit that may be present in it.

You can combine orange slices with other fruits: lemon, apple, kiwi, grapefruit, banana, pear and berries.

Slicing orange blossom

Slicing an orange with other fruits

Video: “Rose from an orange”

Beautiful sliced ​​pineapple for the holiday table: photo

A pineapple - exotic fruit(in particular, scientifically it is considered a vegetable, since it grows in the garden). A pineapple ideal for slicing, which can decorate any table, especially a festive one. In terms of its taste, pineapple can act as a dessert, or can be combined with meat and poultry dishes.

The unusual shape of the pineapple allows several winning ways to cut it, which will result in a beautiful holiday dish. Pineapple has enough thick skin which should be cut with a knife. This is done carefully so as not to scratch your hands with the thorns on the peel.

Pineapple fruit cut in half, the pulp is cleaned out. The pulp can be cut into slices and placed not on a plate, but in a pineapple bowl, preserving all its features: skin and green tail. This cut will immediately delight your guests.

Pineapple as a cut can be successfully combined with other fruits: kiwi, pineapples, grapefruit.

Beautiful sliced ​​pineapple with berries

Swan pineapple slice

Cutting pineapple into cubes

Slicing pineapple into rings

Video: “Pineapple slicing option”

Beautiful fruit slices for a children's holiday table: design and decoration

Children's cutting should "interest" children. This is why fruits are cut in an original way, repeat cartoon stories, interesting pictures.

The most popular ways to cut fruit slices:

• Make a “fruit skewers”
• Make a “fruit hedgehog” using toothpicks
• Make a drawing out of fruits

Interesting ideas for fruit slices for children:

Fruit sliced ​​apple with berries

Herring often decorates the holiday table, since it is a favorite “snack” for strong alcoholic drinks among the “Russian people”. In order to give it a more “elegant look”, you should use several ways to decorate fish:

• Cleaned fish can be placed on a plate in pieces, alternating them with slices of fresh lemon.
• Fish can be decorated white or blue onion rings, onions can be inserted between the pieces.
• You can decorate the laid out pieces of herring, sprinkle them with chopped green onions (onions can be replaced with chopped dill or parsley).
• The flesh of the fish goes well with green olive flavor, which can simultaneously decorate the table setting.

Festive cutting of herring

Bright and beautiful sliced ​​fish

Video: “Fish slicing”

Fruit slices are an important attribute on any holiday table. A plate of fruit is served with wine, champagne, cognac, tea and coffee. Beautiful cutting requires following simple rules. It is important that the fruits are fresh and ripe.

Cutting is always done immediately before the holiday itself. It is not recommended to do it in advance, because the fruit may lose its color, aroma and become weathered.

Slicing fruit for the table: the best ways

Currently, artistic cutting of fruits, called carving, is very popular. Carving masters are able to create real masterpieces from fruits. This technique is not easy to master at home. To make artistic cuts, special skills and tools are required. If you still decide to take up carving.

You will need a special set of fruit knives. These knives are sold in hardware stores and kitchenware departments. The simplest homemade fruit carving is a bouquet of flowers. No special skills are needed here. Chop fruits and herbs. Place them on skewers. Using your imagination, make bouquets from skewers and place them in a beautiful vase.

• Striped fruits. To serve fruit beautifully, you don’t have to engage in artistic cutting. There are much simpler options. Chop the fruits into circles of equal thickness (1 - 1.5 cm). Swap them. For example, if you cut oranges, pears and apples, you should get an orange with an apple or an apple with a pear. You can also mix fruits of the same type, but of different colors. Arrange the cooked fruits beautifully on a plate and serve.

• Fruit painting. You can make a mosaic or a picture from multi-colored fruit pieces. It is not necessary to have the talent of an artist for this. Choose a simple plot or go for a bright abstraction. Rest assured, guests will appreciate such creativity. Shaped cutting of fruit. For this you will need special graters and shredders. You can buy them in the store. There are devices that will allow you to cut out flowers, petals, bunnies and other unusual figures without much effort.

Slicing fruit for the table: photo

Arrangement of cutting for the table

Compound:

1. Mandarin - 2 pcs.
2. Kiwi - 3 pcs.
3. Pamela - 1 pc.
4. Orange - 1 pc.
5. Apple - 2 pcs.
6. Canned pineapple rings - 1 jar.
7. Pomegranate - 1 pc.

Preparation:

• Wash the fruits thoroughly and remove the skins. Divide the citrus fruits into slices, cut the kiwi into thin rings. Peel the apples from seeds and cut into slices. Place the prepared fruits in random order on a beautiful dish. Sprinkle pomegranate seeds on top. The main thing is that everything looks colorful, elegant and festive!

• It is not necessary to peel all the fruits. It will add contrast to the cutting and preserve the freshness of the fruit longer. The peel can be used to decorate a dish. For example, it’s easy to make an original basket or an elegant pink bud from the orange zest of an orange.

To beautifully and accurately cut fruits, you need to follow some rules and tricks.

• Be sure to wash all fruit before slicing. For transportation and storage they are covered chemical composition which allows you to keep food fresh longer. He is very dangerous!

• Use only sharp knives for slicing. This way the fruit slices will be even and thin. Fruits are cut before serving. Even in the refrigerator they can lose their original appearance and dry out.
• To keep the slices fresh longer, coat them with a thin layer of transparent jelly.
• To make the dish appetizing and attractive, garnish it with berries and pomegranate seeds.

• Don't be afraid of bright experiments and unusual combinations!
• Sliced ​​apples and bananas darken faster than other fruits, so prepare them at the very last moment. Don't forget to sprinkle the slices with lemon juice, this will help the fruit stay white longer.

Compatibility of fruits with other products

1. Sweet fruits, dates, persimmons, figs, bananas and dried fruits, break down more slowly than sour ones. They are not recommended to be eaten after lunch, otherwise bloating and abdominal discomfort will not be avoided. Sweet fruits go well with sour ones, with each other, with herbs, cream,
2. Semi-acid fruits: blueberries, raspberries, apples, plums, pears, mangoes, strawberries, apricots, peaches, grapes and watermelon. They go well with sweet and sour fruits, fermented milk products, protein foods (cottage cheese, meat, cheese, nuts, etc.), herbs and cream.
3. Semi-acidic fruits are incompatible with legumes, mushrooms, eggs, fish and peas. Sour fruits: tangerines, pineapples, pomegranates, lemons, pamela, oranges, gooseberries, cranberries, sour apples, plums, pears, grapes and apricots. They go well with each other, with fermented milk products, sour cream, cream, cheese, herbs, nuts and fatty cottage cheese. Sour fruits are not recommended to be combined with animal proteins, peas, legumes and starch-containing products.

Slicing fruit for the holiday table is an art and a lot of work. After all, the fruits need to be arranged so that they look attractive and awaken the appetite. But, even without serious skills and artistic talent, you can try yourself in this creative activity. The main thing is to show imagination and desire, and everything will work out! Imagine and surprise your guests.

Having decided to celebrate an important event, people try to create a masterpiece, choose gourmet dish. You can simply decorate even the most ordinary salad beautifully. Fruits on the table serve as a snack, and special attention should be paid to their serving. Slicing fruit for the festive table is a unique opportunity for the hostess of the celebration to show her ingenuity and talent.

How to make fruit slices for the holiday table

Offering guests desserts in the form of whole fruits is inconvenient and costly. Products are often used as appropriate and delicious snack under wine, champagne, cognac, an addition to tea, and it is pleasant to use it in crushed (chopped) form. To make fruit decoration work, follow the basic rules:

• choose quality products without signs of rotting or damage;
• handle them carefully and remove any remaining liquid;
• cut just before serving and only a small part to maintain an aesthetic appearance.

How to cut fruit beautifully

There are a large number of techniques and ways to cut fruit for the holiday table, which depend on the product you choose. The softer the fruit, the worse it holds the desired shape. How to cut:

• citrus fruits - slices or circles;
• bananas - small pieces;
• apple - cubes or “slices”.

To ensure that serving fruit surprises guests invited to the celebration, experienced craftsmen resort to artistic cutting (carving). Mastering this technique is not very difficult. Carving fruit at home is possible thanks to the use of special tools and the great desire of the cook. You can use a regular sharp thin knife. They combine several types of products in a single solution. If you have inspiration, you should trust your feelings or follow the step-by-step instructions.

Fruit plate decoration

Slicing delicious fruits for the festive table depends on the desire of the cook and the idea of ​​the celebration. You can lay out the slices in a spiral and fill the central part with berries, use skewers, or create a delicious masterpiece in the form of a figurine. The basic rule of decorating is to trust your desires. Then you need to come up with a composition and prepare the cutting correctly. The next stage is the creation of a masterpiece in which you can experiment or strictly follow the instructions of experienced chefs.

Photo carving of vegetables and fruits

If you decide to surprise your guests with fruit slices, prepare carefully.

1. Buy some fruit. They should be fresh, smooth, without dents or black spots. Take into account the characteristics of the fruit: it is better to take hard oranges, but kiwi should be easily pressed with your fingers.
2. Carefully fruit. Don't forget that sometimes they are impregnated with paraffin for a glossy shine. Wash fruit immediately before slicing under cold running water with soap and a brush. A hot shower won't harm citrus fruits. After washing, wipe the fruit dry with a paper towel.
3. Use sharp knives. It is more convenient to cut some fruits with a thin long blade, others with a cutter, and others with a saw blade. Prepare several tools of different calibers. AliExpress has special fruit knives. For example, a spoon-knife, which is convenient for making notches on fruits and balls of pulp. The main thing is that the tool is sharp. Otherwise nothing will work.
4. Prepare a large flat dish, skewers and napkins to make it easy to eat the chopped fruit. Toothpicks may be needed for some fruit arrangements.
5. Slice fruit just before serving. Try to remove all the seeds from watermelon and melon; be sure to remove the kernels from peaches and apricots. To prevent the slices from turning black ahead of time, sprinkle them with lemon juice. The finished composition can also be sprinkled powdered sugar, coconut flakes or grated chocolate.

When everything is ready, you can start creating.

How to cut apples beautifully

From simple apple you can create a real work of art. For example, an elegant flower.

Take red or green apple. Cut it into two parts, leaving about 1 cm from the middle. Cut the smaller half into slices 1–2 mm thick and secure them with a toothpick, as shown in the video. Cut a ball or cube from the second half of the apple - this will be a stand. Insert a toothpick with strung apple slices into it and spread them in a circle like a fan. The resulting flower can be crowned with a berry.

Using the same principle, you can make a flower from whole apple.

Swans made from apples look even more elegant. Making them is easier than it seems. Two identical table knives will serve as assistants. Cut the apple into two parts, remove the seeds. First, place one half of the apple between the knives and cut a smaller slice from it, as shown in the video. Repeat with each subsequent slice until a very small piece remains.

Then do the same with the second half of the apple. This is how you get wings.

The head is cut from another apple.

How to beautifully cut oranges and tangerines

Working with an orange is a little more difficult: it produces a lot of juice. And yet you can make a beautiful lotus from the fruit.

To do this, cut the orange in half. Using a sharp thin blade, make longitudinal cuts along the lines of the orange segments on one of the halves. Cut each sector so that you get a pointed petal. Separate the pulp from the peel on the petals. Bend it back and straighten the flower.

A similar flower can be made with strawberries.

An orange can also be turned into a luxurious aster. Cut the zest so that you get petals. Straighten them and make curly cuts. It is important that the orange core does not separate from the peel.

The same can be done with tangerines.

How to cut kiwi beautifully

The most beautiful flowers can be made from kiwi. To do this, you need to cut off the rounded ends of the fruit, and then make diagonal cuts about 2 cm long across the entire surface of the kiwi.

You should end up with pointed petals spreading out like a rosette. The pulp can then be separated from the peel and spread, as is the case with an orange.

If you don't have time, you can serve kiwi without even making a flower. The following video shows how to cut a kiwi in half.

How to cut strawberries beautifully

In skillful hands, strawberries grow into beautiful roses. They are perfect for both fruit plates and...

Strawberry rose can be made in two ways. In the first case, large berries are needed. Place the strawberries on a fork and make shallow cuts into them. Move in a spiral, protruding each petal.

In the second case, smaller strawberries are taken, and the rose is more voluminous. Separate the stem of the fruit, cut off a small piece on the side to make it easier to cut. Roll thinly sliced ​​strawberries into a spiral.

For a children's holiday table, you can make butterflies from strawberries.

How to cut bananas beautifully

The original presentation of bananas is mainly associated with animals. Therefore, such compositions are often made for children's parties.

So, you can make the cutest dolphin out of a banana.

Funny octopus.

Or ducks.

Another variation of the duck - with plumage made of berries and grapes. Take a banana and attach a duck head made from carrots to the stem. Stick toothpicks with berries and grapes strung on them into a banana. This will be the plumage of a fruit duck.

And if you use a pear instead of a banana, you get a hedgehog.

How to beautifully cut watermelon and pineapple

For fruit slices, it is better to remove seeds (or remove them as much as possible).

One of the simplest and most convenient serving options is demonstrated in the following video.

A small watermelon must be cut into four parts. Trim the flesh from each and cut it into thin slices. You can serve directly in the watermelon rinds, moving the pieces in a checkerboard pattern.

The same can be done with pineapple.