CARVING

a
Workshop on
Culinary Presentation Excellence
CarvingTraining – a requirement
CARVING – a fine art
 Carving - Defination

Carving is an art that transfers the

fruits, vegetables, thermocol or ice
blocks into different shapes such
as flowers and figures of
characters and animals. It is then
usually used to decorate the buffet.
 Meaning of Carving
 C - > Creative
 A - > Artistic
 R - > Reality
 V - > Varieties
 I - > Innovative
 N - > Naturalistic
 G - > Glamour
You too can do it …
Identify the flower
 Improve your Concentration
– The First Step
 Draw the straight line slowly.
 Draw the Left slant line.
 Draw the right slant line.
 Draw the oval shape.
 Draw the circle.
 Becoming a good Carver
 Patience and concentration.
 Watching art related carvings.
 Visiting Art Exhibitions.
 Need a lot of practice in drawing.
 One should not forget his first carving.
 History of Carving.
 Chinese Origin –
 Has its root in the age of the Chinese Tang Dynasty (AD 618-906) and
Sung Dynasty (AD 960-1279).

 Thai Origin –
 Begins about 700years ago in Sukothai, the capital of the Tai people, in
what is now the north of central Thailand.

 Everyone can now enjoy this amazing art in Hotels, Cruise liners, etc.

 The art is now being practiced

around the world. It is particularly
popular with Chefs who use it to
improve the presentation of their food.
 Types of Displays
 Vegetable Carving
 Fruit Carving
 Thermo Cole Carving
 Ice Carving
 Butter Sculpture
 Gelatin Carving.
 Chocolate Carving
 Sugar Work
 Equipments required

 Paring Knife  Reinforced vegetable

 Potato peeler cutter (rabbit, rooster,
flower)
 Scissors
 Double Lemon peeler
 Parisiene scoop
(oval,hearts,ribbed)
 Zucchini corer
 Grover
 Chisels
 Scoopers
 Ice pick
 Knife Handling Techniques:
 A proper knife or tool should be used at all
times. Be sure that all Knives are sharp to obtain
best results.
 The holding of a knife depends on the type of
carving and the vegetable.
 Vegetable Carving - Basics

 Vegetable Carving is commonly done in

vegetables like pumpkin, tomatoes, beetroot,
radish, and carrot etc. But a well experienced
Carver can create designs over any kind of
vegetable.
 Fruit Carving - Basics

 The fruits like watermelon, papaya, apple and

some more fruits are also to do the fruit carving
presentations.
Thermocol / Styrofoam Sculpture
Butter Sculpture
Practicing Ice carving
 Ice Carving
  The carvings done in ice blocks.

Types of Ice Blocks :

 Transparent ice block

 Non transparent ice block
 Ice Carving Requirements
In our country we use only chisels and ice pick
for doing ice carvings but, in abroad there
are special new modern equipments that are
used for ice carvings.

There is also a need of a cold room for ice

carvings.
 
 Steps for Ice Carving
Ice block (plain or colour)- size is according
to the model.
Step- I
(Select always simple diagram unless you get
the perfection)
 Keep the ice block vertically.

 Check whether it stand properly or not.

 Draw the outline of the diagram you wants

on the ice blocks.
 Storage of Ice Carving

Preparation is done in a cool area, a room

specially designed for ice carving.

Temporarily stored in a deep freezer before

being used

Never try to reuse a Ice carving for display

 USE OF ICE CARVINGS

As a centerpiece in banquet parties

In the lobby for any special events
Any special events in restaurants

... and many more

 The Beginning

… Come, Lets do it together

 … an
anish banerjee
initiative