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ACCEPTABLE or NOT ACCEPTABLE.
• Your imagination is your limit in preparing appetizers.
• The flavour of the appetizer should intimidate the main dish. • Well-seasoned appetizer is good to complement whatever food may follow. • Appetizers should be pleasing to the eye as they say “ the eyes eat first”. • Appetizers are small portion of food, not enough to satisfy your hunger. MYSTERY BOX CHALLENGE • Camote tops Bread Crumbs Cabbage • Malunggay leaves Eggs Salt and Pepper • Taro Ripe mango Chili powder • Mayonaise Lettuce Watermelon • Loaf Bread Cooking Oil Eggplant • Liver Spread Cucumber Calamansi • Cheese Flour Saluyot • Pineapple FUNDAMENTALS OF PLATING FOOD PLATING
• Is the process or arranging
and decorating food to enhance its visual presentation. It also means presentation of food in a plate 1. BALANCE- Refers to the variety and contrast of food garnishes.
COLOR- two or more colors on a plate are
usually more interesting than one. Garnish is also important. SHAPES- Plan for variety of shapes and forms. Cutting vegetables into different shapes gives great flexibility. TEXTURE- Not strictly visual consideration, but important in plating in menu planning. FLAVORS- One of the factors to consider when balancing colors, shapes, and texture on the menu. 2. PORTION SIZE- This is important for presentation as well as for costing.
• MATCH PORTION SIZES AND PLATES- Too
small, a plate makes an overcrowded, jumbled, messy appearance. Too large plate makes the portion look skimpy. • BALANCE the portion sizes of the various items on the plate. Apply logical balance of portions. 3. ARRANGEMENT ON THE PLATE • Keep food off the rim of the plate. • Arrange the items for the convenience of the customer. • Keep space between items, unless, of course, they are stacked on one another. • Maintain unity • Make every component count. • When using a sauce or gravy, add it attractively • Keep it simple 4. TEMPERATURE. Arrangement of food is not only the factor to consider when serving food. When food is cook with its proper temperature, nutritive value of food is preserved, and it controls the growth of bacteria which makes the food safe to eat. It also affects the nutritive value, texture and moisture of the food. ACCOMPANIMENTS OF APPETIZERS
• Are complementary additions to the main
ingredient of a meal. Accompaniments are typically things like vegetables and side salads but they also include sauces and relishes. Sometimes the accompaniment also comes with garnish of its own. IMPORTANCE OF ACCOMPANIMENTS 1. Accompaniments are used to make the dish complete. 2. It gives variety and improves the nutritive value of the food. 3. It gives piquancy to the dish. 4. It imparts flavor, taste, color, blend and gives contrast to the food. 5. An accompaniment provides moistness. 6. An accompaniment helps to digest the food.