DECORATIVE ART OF JAPANESE FOOD CARVING ELEGANT GAMISHES FOR ALL OCCASIONS

Sinopsis

First edition published in Japan in 2009 by Kodansha International. Japanese cuisine is renowned for the beauty of its presentation. Among the key elements in this presentation style are mukimono–the decorative garnishes and carvings that add the final flourish to a dish. It might be a carrot round in the shape of a plum blossom. Or a scattering of cherry blossoms plucked from a radish. Perhaps a swallow, a butterfly, a ginkgo leaf or a cluster of pine needles. Whatever the motif, it will have been created to delight the eye and the palate with its shape, color, and