Amazing with Fruits and Vegetable Carving in Thailand!!!

Hello Readers,

Again today!!! I would like to present another Thai Culture that will make all of you amazed and stunted as well.  

      Thai cuisine involves the balancing of contrasting flavors, spicy and subtle, sweet and sharp. It is also concerned with aesthetic value, for the Thais believe that food should please the eye as well as the palate.     

       One particularly delightful aspect of Thai cuisine is the art of carving fruit and vegetables. There is an old tradition of fruit and vegetable carving in Thailand that started 640 years ago, especially in the preparation of meals for the royal family. At that time, during the Royal Festival, a floating lamp formed from carved fruits and vegetables caught the eye of the emperor. He was impressed with the work and decreed that the method will become a Thai art.  

          Thai art of fruit carving is a valuable heritage of Thailand.  Fruit carving in Thailand has been around for centuries and was originally exclusive to meals prepared for the Royal Family. This knowledge has been passed on through generations only in person and to love ones, especially in the Royal Palace.

          Decorating fresh, well-formed, and colorful fruits through artistic carving make food more attractive and more appetizing.  Many fruits are artistically carved into a seemingly endless variety of shapes and forms, in addition to flowers, such as leaves, wheels, stars and the like. Pumpkin, carrot, watermelon and pineapple are often used.  

          To perform this art, as with the other  arts, one must show patience, eye concentration, steady hands and possess a perspective of the desired art form while the sharp cut of each line is made. The fruit that you work with has a gentle feel to your hands as you create your design. Many fruits even have a light pleasant aroma as you work with the carving blank. The most important feature of this art form is that you will never run out of ideas as to what to carve next. There is no limit as to what to do with you carving once it is complete.