1. Braised vegetables: Braised vegetables are the most representative assorted dishes. Braised vegetables are widely used. The main raw materials are pigs, cattle, sheep, chickens, ducks, wild livestock and other animal raw materials and their intestines, stomachs, hearts, lungs, livers and kidneys, as well as plant raw materials such as bean products, mushrooms and bamboo shoots.

2. Steamed and fried products: egg yolk cake, egg white cake, crab yolk cake, fish glue cake, egg skin roll, wishful roll, purple vegetable roll, egg floss, vegetable floss, etc.

Other categories: boiled chicken, smoked fish, preserved eggs, barbecued pork, dried tangerine peel beef, boiled shrimp, etc.

Pictographic platter raw material knife maker

The basic knife methods for making pictographic platters are: straight knife method, flat knife method and oblique knife method. In terms of knife work skills, pictographic platter is not only neat and beautiful, but also convenient to eat, and it also requires knife work according to the shape of the pattern. Therefore, in addition to the basic knife method, we should also use some knife methods and carving methods to beautify dishes, such as batch, carving, poking, picking and digging. In the use of knives, some special knives are often used, such as small fruit knives, corrugated knives, punching knives, serrated knives and so on.

The spelling of pictographic platter

1. Row: mostly used for pictographic platters with patterns. Pay attention to symmetrical arrangement, correct proportion and standardized operation. Such as butterfly cold dishes.

2. Stacking: Stack the processed raw materials in a tray. This method is mostly used at the bottom of pictographic platter, which is the basis of completing the image.

3. Plastic: This is a technique used on the basis of stacking when the composition and modeling requirements cannot be met.

4. Stacking: Stacking the cut raw materials piece by piece, which is mostly used to make the wings and tails of feathered birds. Generally, flaky raw materials are selected, which is a relatively fine operation method, and even the knife surface can be seen after molding. After this step is completed, it is required to cut and stack, and then scoop up the raw materials with a knife and cover them on the bottom raw materials.

5. Pendulum (also called paste): it is mostly used to put together the surfaces of animals, birds and people. It is usually a special sheet, which is a difficult artistic operation. After forming, the cutter face of the joint should not be seen.

6. Carving: Sketch the important parts such as the eyes, mouths, claws, eyes of animals and animated characters of feathered birds by carving or carving. It is required that the carving or carving process is fine and vivid, the structural proportion is appropriate and the assembly is correct.

Making steps of pictographic platter

When making pictographic platters, there are some similarities with ordinary cold dishes, and there are also special skills of platters, which mainly depend on the modeling requirements of specific patterns, but generally follow three steps from topic selection (conception and drawing) to plastic blank (bottom edge) to molding (covering and embellishment).

1. Decide the topic: that is, what theme is the producer going to shoot. It has two aspects:

1. Idea: It is a preliminary idea before making the pictographic platter, that is, the process of selecting the theme and how to refine and summarize the performance content. Chefs are required to have a rich imagination, from theme conception, image, color design, composition to material selection, cooking, knife work and so on. How to perfectly unify the texture, flavor and image of dishes into a beautiful pattern should be conceived according to the theme and grade of the banquet, the object of the banquet, the characteristics of cold dishes and the time required for making.

2. Imitation: it is to design patterns, mainly to solve the problems of shape, structure and level in modeling. Under the guidance of aesthetic point of view, the unique shapes, colors and utensils of cold dishes are used to express the shapes that need to be skillfully expressed. When drawing, you should do the following:

① Consider the shape and color of blood vessels.

Generally, white utensils are selected, and the proportion of patterns in the utensils is about 3/5, so a certain space should be left, and the shape of the utensils should be adapted to the shape of the patterns.

(2) Consider the reasonable collocation of colors.

③ The overall structure and characteristics of the pattern should be considered.

2. Plastic blank: This is the key to making pictographic platter, including bottom and edge.

1. Bottom: It is to use some edible raw materials with strong plasticity (such as diced, silk, strips, chips, mud paste, etc.) to show the basic shape of the required modeling outline in the dish to ensure the fullness and three-dimensional shape. The bottom is the basis of completing the pictographic platter modeling, and it is also the stage of building graphic thick lines. The quality of the bottom will directly affect the overall pendulum effect. The bottom can make full use of corner waste, but it should not be too small or too broken. At the same time, the bottom should be smooth and supple, laying a good foundation for the forming of the cover.

2. Perimeter: also known as masonry edge, it is to cover the raw clinker on the bottom scrap according to the design shape after cutting with a knife. The raw materials around the edge should be cut evenly, and the angle of the bottom blank should be paid attention to. The appearance of bottom raw materials shall not be affected by exposure. The method of closing the edge depends on the shape. Generally, animal modeling should start from the tail or left and right edges, and object modeling should start from the lower part to the upper part.

3. Molding: After processing the raw materials with different colors and neat shapes, put them together or pile them into a complete whole according to the requirements of composition and modeling, and decorate the whole platter with flowers and landscapes. Divided into two parts: cover and embellishment.

1. cover: it is to arrange exquisite and colorful raw materials evenly on the bottom blank to complete the overall platter modeling. For example, the cover is to cut the raw materials on the chopping block according to the sequence of parts, arrange them properly, then shovel the raw materials with a knife and code them in the blank space at the bottom of the plate (such as the wings of birds); The plastic cover is to directly paste the processed raw materials on the outline of the bottom blank in the board (such as the abdominal feathers of birds). The knife surface should be uniform, but not dull. At the same time, we should pay attention to the arrangement order and color matching of raw materials.

2. Decorations: After the main part of the pictographic platter is completed, it needs to be decorated according to the space left by the platter. The space is too large, if it is not decorated, the landscape will appear empty; And the space is too small and there are too many decorations, which will make the whole platter look messy. In addition, we should also pay attention to the proportion between the decoration and the main body.