Unmoulding a Timbale of Rice

Plate Presentation

1. The final step in food preparation
- Process of offering the selected foods to diners in a fashion that is visually pleasing
- Great plate presentations take experience and style
- Techniques divided into two broad categories:
o Those applied to specific foods
o Those applied to the plate as a whole

2. Preparing foods properly
- Appearance of food relies on skillful application of techniques

3. Cutting foods
- Careful cutting of foods will increase the eye appeal and reflect the chef’s attention to detail
- There is a difference between cutting foods to decorate plates and cutting foods to be consumed

4. Moulding foods
- Some foods can be moulded by using metal rings, circular cutters or timbales
- These moulded forms can create height and keep the plate neat and clean