Fresh fruits have always been an obligatory decoration of the festive table. Often they are served not only as a whole, but also in cut form. There is even a special “Carving” technique, with which you can create real miracles (photo 1). Of course, learning to create such skillful ornaments is not easy. Let's try to apply the basic rules of slicing and decorating desserts using the example of a watermelon. There are many options! From this article you will learn how to cut a watermelon beautifully and originally. There is also a way to create children's compositions that will delight kids with fun ideas.
How to slice a watermelon?
When serving, you need to make sure that everyone is comfortable taking and then eating a juicy dessert. Therefore, dividing into huge long slices, which are obtained by leading the knife along the colorful stripes of the fetus, is not entirely practical. How beautifully to cut a watermelon in the form of neat pieces? To do this, divide the “minke whale” along into four parts. Then cut each of them across into pieces 1.5-2 cm thick (photo 2). Put on a dish and serve!
How to beautifully cut a watermelon in the form of original objects and characters
This method will surely appeal to all children. After all, kids are very happy with various surprises. This slicing option is especially suitable for decorating a festive table at a summer children's holiday. Firstly, a fruit dish will bring a touch of age-appropriate mood. Secondly, this design is a very convenient form of serving a sweet dessert. We will describe in more detail how beautifully to cut a watermelon, so that you get an original treat. Photos 3 and 4 of this article clearly demonstrate the possible design results.
1. The most common way is to make a basket of watermelon and fill it with pieces of pulp. The item can be a basket with a pen or a fairy-tale character: a man’s head, a hedgehog, etc. In any case, you need to carefully, cutting off the large upper parts of the dense peel of the watermelon, from which the details for decoration are made, to release the fruit from the internal pulp.
2. And in what form and how beautifully to cut a watermelon, that is, its red juicy contents inside? There are two ways to do this:
- using a special round spoon with sharp edges, remove the pulp in the form of neat balls;
- with a sharp knife, first “walk” along the peel, and then cut large pieces into medium-sized squares.
3. The resulting pieces fill the hollow billet of the peel. You can stick toothpicks over the portioned “parts” for ease of taking. In our example, they act as one of the parts of a fabulous composition - they are the needles of a hedgehog. It will be very practical to use multi-colored sticks for canapes sandwiches for these purposes. By the way, it will be very original to fill the basket with this motley snack, which can consist not only of watermelon pieces, but also other juicy fruits.
4. Make a fun composition, taking a variety of contrasting color berries and fruits.
5. Be sure to serve the dish immediately, as watermelon slices release a lot of juice.