How beautifully to cut a watermelon for filing on a festive table?

Fresh fruit has always been a must for the festive table. Often they are served not only as a whole, but also in the cut form. There is even a special technique called "Carving", with which you can create real miracles (photo 1). Of course, it is not easy to learn how to create such elaborate ornaments. Let's use the example of watermelon to apply the basic rules of cutting and decorating desserts. There are many options! From this article you will learn how to cut a watermelon beautifully and originally. Also a way of creating children's compositions that will please the kids with cheerful ideas is given.

How correctly to cut a watermelon?

When serving on the table, you need to make sure that everyone is comfortable to take, and then eat a juicy dessert. Therefore, the division into huge long lobules, which are obtained by running a knife along colored strips of the fetus, is not entirely practical. How nice to cut a watermelon in the form of neat pieces? To do this, divide the "minke whale" along four parts. Then cut each of them into pieces to a thickness of 1.5-2 cm (photo 2). Put it on a dish and serve it on the table!

How to beautifully cut a watermelon in the form of original objects and characters

This method is sure to please all children. After all, kids are very happy with various surprises. Especially this variant of cutting will suit at registration of a celebratory table on a summer children's holiday. Firstly, a fruit dish will bring a note of mood that corresponds to age. Secondly, this design is a very convenient form of serving a sweet dessert. Let's describe in more detail, how beautifully to cut watermelon, so that you get an original delicacy. Photos 3 and 4 of this article clearly demonstrate the possible results of design.

1. The most common way - to make a basket of watermelon and fill it with slices of pulp. The object can be a basket with a handle or a fairy-tale character: the head of a little man, a hedgehog, etc. In any case, you need to gently, cutting off the large upper parts of the dense skin of watermelon, from which the details are made for decoration, release the fruit from the inner pulp.

2. And in what form and how beautifully to cut a watermelon, that is, its red juicy content, located inside? This can be done in two ways:

- using a special round spoon with sharp edges to remove the flesh in the form of neat balls;

- with a sharp knife, first "walk" along the rind, and then cut large pieces into medium sized squares.

3. The hollow piece from the peel is filled with the obtained pieces. Over the portioning "details" for the convenience of taking it is possible to stick toothpicks. In our example they act as one of the parts of the fairytale composition - they are the needles of the hedgehog. It is very practical to use for these purposes multi-colored chopsticks for canapé sandwiches. By the way, it will be very original to fill the basket with this colorful snack, which can consist not only of watermelon slices, but other juicy fruits.

4. Make a merry composition, taking a variety of contrasting in color berries and fruits.

5. Be sure to serve immediately, as the watermelon slices release a lot of juice.