Lemon Citrus Fruit

Lemon Citrus Fruit

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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.		What decoration can be made from citrus fruit?
		Citrus fruits are an ideal product for the culinary decoration. There are various compositions made from lemon, orange and lime slices. To work on citruses, you will need a paring knife and a cannelure knife (with a hollow on the blade). Canneluring With a cannelure knife, make vertical cuts along a whole fruit. Then slice finely if you need slices for dish decoration and thicker if you need for glass decoration. Cut up slices Slice a lemon finely and make a cut on e slice until the middle. For a “cone”, lay the ends upon each other so that it looks like a funnel. For a “spiral”, pull the ends apart and set on a dish. You can make a “snake” from several “spirals” – place spirals one after another and join the ends. Slices with a loop Cut a slice and peel the skin not completely, almost to the end. Tie a peel strip in a loop. Glass decoration To decorate a glass with different beverages you can use various slices and lobules. Cannelured slices look great on the glass border. Besides that, it is possible to cut out a small lobule and incise the peel for 1 inch deep. Place the lobule with the incised peel on the border of a glass. Orange Basket Cut an orange into two halves and take out the flesh with a teaspoon. Cut out two thick tops from another orange and put the baskets on them. Fill the baskets with salads or olives. “Water Lilly” Make 8 cuts through the peel of orange or tangerine carefully on three fourth, top-down. Separate peel from lobules carefully. Then separate lobules from each other carefully, not tearing them from the bottom of fruit. Jelled oranges and lemons Cut fruit into halves lengthwise and take out flesh with a scoop. Put halves on glasses for steadiness. Pour in jelly and put in the fridge to congeal. Then slice fruit halves and decorate a composition. “Fan” Place 3