1. Garnishes Foods II

2. Garnish The Crowning Touch To use food as an attractive decoration From the French word “garnir” to decorate or furnish

3. General Rules for Garnishing Edible

4. General Rules for Garnishing Add nutritional value

5. General Rules for Garnishing Be visually appealing

6. General Rules for Garnishing Appropriate for the dish

7. May reflect ingredient in the dish General Rules for Garnishing

8. Adds color to dish

9. Tools for Garnishing Vegetable Peeler Zester Butter Curler Melon Baller Channel Knife Decorating Spatula Paring Knife Fluting Knife Tournée Knife

10. Tools: Vegetable Peeler Makes decorative carrot curls and chocolate curls

11. Tools: Vegetable Peeler Carrot Curls and Chocolate Curls

12. Tools: Butter Cutter Makes marble sized balls of butter Use ice cold butter and warm cutter

13. Tools: Butter Curls

14. Tools: Zester Removes small strips of citrus peels or colorful vegetables

15. Tools: Melon Baller or Parisienne Scoop put balls of cheese, potatoes, butter and melons

16. Tools: Melon Balls

17. Tools: Tournée Knife Form oblong vegetables with 7 sides and blunt ends, football shaped

18. Tools: Channel Knife Pare strips of peel from citrus fruits and thin groves from carrots and cukes

19. Tools: Channel Knife Strips and grooves

20. Tools: Decorating Spatula Create designs on soft food like cheese, butter, and icing

21. Tools: Paring Knife Carve fruits and vegetables

22. Tools: Fluting Knife Triangular blade making v-shaped cuts

23. Garnishes

32. Garnish Assignment Find a picture of each dish Mount on construction paper Describe the garnish Is it appropriate for the dish Is it visually appealing Does it add color Is it edible Do you have a better idea

33. Garnish Assignment Example Fruit Dish: Lemon Chiffon Cake

34. Garnish Assignment Example The Lemon Chiffon Cake is garnished with a lemon slice and curls of pared lemon peeling removed with a channel knife. The draping of the curl adds to the appearance It reflects an ingredient in the dish and is appropriate I find it visually appealing It does not add color The garnish is edible I would add a small mint leaf