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Fruit Carving

Garnishing Tools, Knives, Books & DVDs
Find everything you need to get started in the art of fruit & vegetable carving. Browse our selection of illustrated carving books and individual tools and tool sets imported from Thailand. For beginners, this complete garnishing knife & tool set is ideal starting point and is optionally available with step-by-step vegetable and fruit carving book.

New Items!

Art of Thai Vegetable and Fruit Carving Written by fruit carving expert, Penpan Sittitrai, this carving book is unique in its complete coverage of presenting Thai food with exquisite carvings.

Fruit Carving DVD Samui Institute of Thai Culinary Arts professionally produced and digitally photographed step-by-step 56 minute instructional fruit and vegetable carving video.

Fruit Carving Books & DVDs

Art of Garnish	Step-by-Step Carving	Vegetable Carving
Variety of Flowers	Exquisite Vessels	Art of Thai Carving
Carve Papaya	Carve Cantelope	Illustrated Carving
Pumpkin Carving	Fine Art Carving	Fruit Carving DVD
Fruit Carving DVD

Knives & Garnishing Tools

Garnishing Knives	Carving Knife Sets	Fruit Carving Knives
U and V Garnish Tools	Pro Carving Knives	Miracle Knives
Kiwi Brand Peelers

How To Carve

Garnish your table with this beautiful, yet easy-to-carve vegetable carving. Choose an firm tomato and with the aid of one of our super sharp carving knives within in minutes you can create this lovely tomato basket.

Also see How To Carve Fruits & Vegetables for simple step-by-step tutorials from taken from the fruit carving books on sale here.

Fruit Carving as an Art

Fruit and vegetable carving in Thailand today is a traditional and highly cultivated art. Not only is the taste and aroma of a dish important but also it's visual appeal. Serving food attractively is an skill that has been practiced for centuries in both Europe and Asia. In Thailand food presentation has been elevated to the status of an art which can require years of study and practice.

Pumpkins, melons, pineapples, and papayas are carved into traditional Thai designs and hallowed out to become containers for fruit salads, hot dishes and sauces. Thais artfully fold banana leaves into baskets, cups and platters. Vegetables are carved into flowers, leaves and even fish and crab shapes and eaten both raw and cooked. Fruits including apples, papayas, cantelopes and watermelons are transformed into works of art.

The carving of fruits and vegetables was originally for the exclusive enjoyment of the Siamese King's court. The Thai people are very artistic and have a deep appreciation for beauty and ornamentation as evidenced by the elaborate costumes of classical Thai dancers and the intricate adornment of Thai temples (wats). Decoration of the dishes of a Thai meal is innate to the culture.

Today Royal Thai cuisine has become world famous. Traditional Thai society highly valued the art of food presentation and the mastering of it was considered to be the mark of a true aristocratic lady in ancient times. The Siamese Grand Palace was a sort of finishing school for well-born women teaching classical cooking, flower arranging, making fresh flower garlands, banana leave folding, classical dancing, dress making, perfume brewing, betal chew arrangement, cigarette rolling and fruit carving. Carving reached its zenith during the Bangkok reign of King Rama II (1809 - 1824).

The highest of these palatial arts and crafts was considered to be the carving of fruits and vegetables, where ordinary produce such as cucumbers, pumpkins, watermelons, tomatoes and onions were transformed into miniature animals, birds, life-size flowers and serving containers. Traditional Thai boats, classical figures from Thai mythology, heroic statuary from the Ramayana epic are inspiration for carving not only with fruits and vegetables but also in ice and butter. Carvings like this can still be seen at four star hotels and carving competitions in Thailand. Fortunately for mere mortals, after the 1931 political revolution in Thailand, all the arts and sciences of royal cuisine were passed onto commoners through the school system.

Fruit & Vegetable Carving

Learn fruit carving with our step by step book and tools set.

11 piece high quality carving tools
Step-by-Step Vegetable and Fruit Carving Book

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