1. Garnishes French word “garnir” meaning to decorate or furnish
Foods II
5.02 Use garnishes appropriate for specific service

2. PLAY WITH YOUR FOOD

3. What is a garnish?
A garnish is an edible food that is placed on or around food to add color or flavor.
In the culinary world, it means to use food as an attractive decoration
Examples:
a sprig of parsley
orange slice
Lettuces leaf
Citrus wedge

4. Examples

5. What is the purpose?
A garnishes makes food or drinks items look more appealing (visual appeal)
A garnishes should complement the food
Add nutritional value
Add color and balance
Some dishes are so identified with a particular garnish that they may appear incomplete without it.

6. Example
Where would you put this ?

7. Making Garnishes

9. Garnishing Tools P.460 Channel Knife Decorating spatula Fluting knife
Melon baller
Paring knife
Vegetable peeler
Zester
Butter curler
Pastry bag and tips (not in the book)

10. Melon baller or parisienne scoop
Used to scoop out balls of cheese, potatoes, butter, cantaloupe, and watermelon
perfect

11. Butter curler
Makes curls and grooves and marble size balls

12. Pastry Bag
Used for decorative
Icing and other food
designs

13. Plate Painting
Flavorful sauces are used to decorate a plate to serve a guest.
Done with a plastic squeeze bottle
Most common sauces are chocolate and raspberry because of their color & flavor

14. Vegetable Peeler
Carrot and chocolate curls

15. Zester and channel knife (combined)
Channel-Use to pare thin grooves from Citrus, carrots, and cumbers
Zester-shaved pieces from colorful vegetables like carrots or oranges

16. Paring knife Used to carve fruits and Vegetables
Carve shapes in watermelon
And good for intricate work

17. Fluting Knife
V-cuts in melon or bell peppers

18. Decorating Spatula
Used to spread frosting

19. Use of Garnishes
Color

20. Tournée knife
Used to make a seven sided oblong shape in carrots/potatoes

21. V-shape knife

22. Internet Activity

23. Project
Find pictures in magazines to make a collage of garnishes

24. Dessert