1. Choosing appropriate plates, knives, cups and linen tablecloths from the base can make the dishes on the dining table more beautiful. Of course, the dishes themselves should be feast for the eyes. Generally, chefs like to use plain colors to set off food, especially white. Besides colors, there are various shapes and styles to choose from. If there are no interesting dishes, of course, there are many affordable choices, some are practical, some are ornamental, and some are conservative. To find interesting tableware, you can go to Asian grocery stores, handicraft markets or flea markets, antique shops and Middle Eastern pottery shops. You can find interesting antiques in these places.
Of course, we should also consider whether the size of the plate is suitable for food. A small amount of food on a large plate is suitable for literary diners, but some guests may forget it at once and even feel cheated.
2, you can consider using sauce or sauce with plates (curry, stew or casserole) as a decorative design. Soup on a plate will look ugly unless it is accompanied by rice, pasta or potatoes, or put in a suitable bowl or deep plate.
3. Think about the shape of cooked vegetables and how you want them to be served, which will make simple dishes special. If the vegetables are cut well, it can play a icing on the cake, and of course it can also add some skills to the chef. It will be very popular to make food into a semicircle with an ice cream spoon at a children's party. You can also put vegetables, desserts, cup-shaped pies and other foods in unique containers and fire-resistant containers. If you have a food processor for cutting food, such as slicer or chopper, you can save a lot of energy, especially when cutting vegetables.
4. Remember that the style of dishes will change in a few years or even months, so read more cooking magazines, cooking websites and cooking programs to get the latest cooking information and keep pace with the times. On a certain level, the more complicated the decorative side dishes occupy, the more attractive they are. Tower-shaped and folded foods are very popular, but they must be carefully prepared and eaten. This style doesn't last long and will soon return to its original shape. Nowadays, more and more attention is paid to the setting of food, because high-end diners will regard the simple setting of food as a sign of poor cooking, so everyone has higher expectations for the setting of food. I hope this dish has a strong artistic flavor and gives people aesthetic enjoyment. Of course, the food itself is good. Now many people's goal is to cook Michelin-starred food at home. In addition to such benefits, the expectations of diners will be greatly improved, so it is difficult for diners to be interested in the dishes cooked at home. Only by going to a restaurant can they change their taste.
Using different containers or raw materials to hold dishes or cook is becoming more and more popular in the changing trend of food requirements, and setting plates has also become a weather vane for a coffee shop or restaurant to keep up with the trend.
5, we should consider how to make the staple food and side dishes complement each other. The staple food is served with a piece of pie, meat, fruit pie or something else. We should consider where to put it on the plate to look best and achieve the best effect-the cutting method of food will affect the appearance and symmetry. It doesn't matter whether you cut it thick or thin or put it as a whole. Try it yourself and ask others what they think is the best. You will get the result soon, and you can learn from the idea of your favorite restaurant. There's nothing wrong with that.
6. Choose the right food in the right place-the environment determines everything. Don't give children the weight of adults, and vice versa. Otherwise, it will be in trouble.
7. Imagine what you want to serve according to the characteristics of the diners. Some restaurants are famous for serving only a small amount of meat and sauces, so that customers can buy extra vegetables and other side dishes, which is good in a certain style, especially for formal barbecues, which often serve only one plate of meat slices and then let diners choose other side dishes, but this trend is no longer popular among customers who are rich and interesting, or are looking forward to going home with a full meal. So psychology has a great influence on this. Therefore, many pubs, modern cafes and restaurants have whimsical sources of inspiration. In this era of wide application of science and technology, vacuum cooking of steak has become a very common method, and the extraction, distillation and freezing filtration of soup and sauce can be completed at a very low cost. Many diners don't realize that the more diverse foods they eat are just ordinary foods transformed by chefs.
8. Learn simple side dishes. The staple food is aimed at self-promotion, and the side dishes are the foil. Use a small amount of extra salad, a small amount of herbs, nuts or tasteless powder. In particular, making them complement each other, or hiding the staple food in the side dishes is very popular, which is a simple and elegant type. Confused diners will not give you a good evaluation. You can buy a machine that is easy to cook simple side dishes, or ask an older child to help you cook side dishes as part of your pocket money, but the excitement will gradually disappear.
9. Choose side dishes wisely. In many cultures, flowers are an acceptable side dish, or a decorative leaf can be placed at the bottom of food. In western culture, it is best not to use inedible things as side dishes. Of course, because side dishes will affect the taste of dishes, we should choose carefully. This is a highly respected art form, and it does occupy a place in buffet or Swedish buffet, but it is not common in a wider range. If you like the idea of putting edible flowers, consider more details.
10, considering color and taste. White sauce is often paired with white meat, but chicken slices, cauliflower and potatoes with white sauce will make the color very monotonous, look dull and make people lose their appetite. Try adding some different colors and flavors to make them match each other. This is easy to do, as long as a little more can increase people's appetite.
1 1, last but definitely the most important. You should play with ice cubes, butter and vegetarian dishes too much within your technical scope and time range. Sometimes unrealistic and boring, completely unnecessary. Cooking should be as enjoyable as eating.
Tip: Try to make all the dishes appropriate and concise. A formal good dish is excellent for a celebration, but in fact, a simple dish can be upgraded by adding some decorative side dishes.
Read more recent cooking books and magazines to stimulate creativity. Your local library is a great resource library, and you can download many cooking magazines, so that you can read recipes with ipad, eReader or other readers while doing it. You can add icing on the cake to the dining table with electronic equipment.
There are many plates (patents) that can keep food warm. For a delicious hot dish, it is absolutely the best choice (especially the kind that is expensive and takes time to prepare).
You need to prepare side dishes.
Food magazines and cookbooks
Ideal tableware
Inspired by recipes and your favorite restaurant.
Insulation board (optional), which can keep warm for more than 30 minutes (it is also safe to hold it directly by hand).