When the housewife is preparing for a festive feast, in addition to collecting delicious recipes for a variety of dishes, it is necessary to take care of such an important dish as cutting for the festive table.
Beautiful cuts for the holiday table represent different options for snacks that are sure to be present on the table during the holiday, and it is with these dishes that food consumption most often begins.
Beautiful slicing for a holiday table is, in fact, not something special, because slicing for a holiday table, depending on the type of assorted cut, includes ready-made meat delicacies, cheese, fish snacks, vegetable and fruit ingredients.
Housewives should take into account that cutting for a festive table, the design of which is a rather painstaking process, will look simply gorgeous if you set the table in an original way in advance, which is very important for creating a light and unobtrusive atmosphere.
If your goal is beautiful slicing for the holiday table, before making assorted cuts, make sure you have sharp tools and, first of all, a knife that should cut off a piece of appetizer in one motion.
Fruit and vegetable slicing for the holiday table can be done using special carving tools.
As a rule, a beautiful cut for a holiday table includes the following cutting options, namely:
• Slicing for a festive table or fruit carving • Vegetable slicing for a festive table • Sliced meats • Cheese slicing for a festive table • Fish slicing from different types of fish and seafood • Assorted slicing for a festive table
Any holiday cut should be prepared from the freshest possible ingredients shortly before serving. This is especially true for cutting fruits and vegetables for a holiday table, which after cutting can quickly lose their natural shine and juiciness.
So, what kind of holiday cuts can there be, and how to prepare original cuts for the holiday table so that guests will admire the dishes they see.
Sliced meats for the holiday table - delicious snacks in stunning design
Cold cuts for the holiday table are one of the first dishes that guests will try, so the festive cold cuts should not only be tasty, but also very aesthetically pleasing, in order to make those present at the table want to try all the appetizers and other dishes.
Sliced meats for the holiday table may include boiled pork, ham, tongue, sausages, etc.
Sliced meats for the holiday table should be cut into thin pieces. If you have a special automatic device for cutting for the holiday table, you are even luckier, because all the cutting for the holiday table will be as smooth as a ruler.
To make the cuttings for the festive table not only tasty, but also interesting in design, place the sliced pieces on the festive table in rows, stripes, in a checkerboard pattern, in a circle and in other ways, alternating them.
So that the cold cuts on the holiday table are not boring, you can decorate it with olives, cucumbers, tomatoes, fresh herbs and other ingredients that your imagination tells you.
Sliced meat for a festive table, if it is thinly sliced, lends itself well to decoration, because from a piece of ham, sausage and other meat snacks you can twist a tube, a flower, a roll, etc.
Menu: optimal choice of dishes
Variety of dishes.
Different people have their own purely individual taste preferences, based on national characteristics, religious beliefs, ideological considerations and doctor’s recommendations. A Muslim, a raw foodist, a vegetarian, a supporter of separate meals, and someone who has recently had their gallbladder removed should not leave the holiday hungry! Therefore, it is not the volume of dishes that is more important, but their variety.
Special dishes for children.
Children at a wedding are a special category of guests. Most often they set a separate table with a children's menu. If it is expected that the kids will sit with their parents, it is still advisable to order several correct, healthy and not boring, originally designed dishes especially for them.
Welcome buffet.
The bulk of the guests will gather in the banquet hall before the newlyweds arrive, so the tedious waiting time will be brightened up by light snacks: canapés, cold cuts, vegetable and meat rolls on skewer, fruits.
The time of year matters.
The planned assortment of dishes is influenced to a certain extent by the time of year. Thus, in the summer, guests drink more non-alcoholic liquids and empty their fruit and vegetable plates faster, and of all drinks with a degree, they prefer wine. At any time of the year, it is better to avoid dishes made from bony fish, with lots of fresh garlic and onions.
Plenty of snacks.
"Bitterly!" - this toast word is heard most often at a wedding, and after it the guests reach for glasses and snacks. Therefore, it is better to include snacks in the form of sandwiches, tartlets, salads, slices, pickles and smoked meats in the menu in large quantities.
Shared dish.
A “common” dish looks impressive on the table, which, of course, does not replace a portioned hot dish, but rather serves as a decoration. Roasted suckling pig, large fish or game will do this function perfectly.
Beverages
There should always be drinks on the tables. Breaks between changes of dishes, according to etiquette, cannot be avoided, and they will be pleasantly filled with dancing, games, competitions, lotteries, and performances by guest artists.
Sliced cheese for the festive table - delicious gourmet snacks
Sliced cheese is a delicate and very tasty cut for the holiday table that gourmets will love.
When making cheese cuts for a festive table, ideally you need to take several types of cheeses, in particular hard, soft, blue, traditional classic, delicate goat, sheep, etc.
Sliced cheese for a festive table can be presented on a plate in the form of strips, slices, cubes. You can put cheese slices on the festive table not only from cheese, but also in combination with meat and vegetable ingredients.
Such cheese slices for the holiday table will always be a popular appetizer at your feast.
Remember that cheese slices for a festive table from different types of cheese differ greatly in the taste of the ingredients, so you need to lay out the cheese according to your taste: from the most tender to the sharpest.
Modest flowers
Stylish decor does not have to resemble the decorations on royal tables. Sometimes a very small detail can leave the most powerful impression. This technique is often used by decorators, especially since it costs several times less than all others.
One flower or a modest bouquet is most often used to decorate cutlery; they can also be placed on a plate as a small compliment before the start of dinner. Stock up on ribbons - they will add completeness to the composition.
Sliced fish for a festive table - a variety of tastes and limitless benefits of ingredients
Sliced fish for the festive table is another amazing dish that is served at the beginning of the feast, either alone or in combination with other ingredients.
Sliced fish for a holiday table is, of course, a very healthy snack, because the value of the microelements that fish contains is limitless.
Sliced fish for a festive table, like other assorted cuts, can be laid out overlapping, fanned out, in even rows, etc. Again, it all depends on the imagination of the hostess.
To ensure that sliced fish for the holiday table has not only a beautiful appearance, but also a piquant taste, use ingredients such as lime, lemon, apples, which will add much-needed sourness to your dish.
Make fish cuts for the holiday table from different types of fish, decorate the fish cuts with parsley and other herbs to taste.
Choose the right tablecloth
The choice of tablecloth depends on the theme of your dinner. You can lay the most classic option - a light tablecloth made of soft fabric. It will serve as both a separate decoration and a base for more complex ensembles.
If the table looks quite presentable, try leaving it without a tablecloth and adding separate napkins, or placing a table runner in the center. Another option that always works is thin lace tablecloths.
Original assorted cuts for the festive table
Most often, housewives make beautiful assorted cuts for the festive table, in which they mix different ingredients.
Such cuts for the holiday table are usually located on a large plate, and decorated with vegetable compositions and herbs.
A large assorted selection for a festive table can be placed on a round, square plate, as well as on a tray or plate of an atypical shape.
Often, it is the assorted cuts that simply fly piece by piece from the table, which cannot but be influenced by the original design of the cut for the holiday table.
Set the tone with a centerpiece
The detail in the center will help complete the overall look of the table. Usually these are bouquets of flowers - just make sure that they are not too tall and do not interfere with guests freely communicating and exchanging glances. Also, let them not be very aromatic, otherwise it will overwhelm the appetizing smells of the food.
Another classic design option is candles. Although, in fact, you can use whatever you want, only the owner’s imagination decides here.
Sliced fruit for the holiday table - a delicious and healthy fruit dessert
Of course, sliced fruit for a festive table is considered a dessert, because fruit can often replace flour and confectionery sweets.
Sliced fruit for the holiday table can be cut into slices, cubes, strips, pieces, laid out in a variety of ways, decorated with powder, chocolate and coconut flakes.
Recently, fruit cuttings for the holiday table have been done in the form of fruit arrangements, bouquets, and baskets. Also, very often, fruit slices are placed on a special frame of a certain shape, for example, butterflies, Christmas trees, firebirds, etc.
Sliced fruit for the holiday table can combine both exotic fruits and familiar fruits and berries.
Sliced fruit for the holiday table is sprinkled with lemon juice so that the slices do not darken.
Think about serving in the same style
A properly set table can even increase your appetite, not to mention its aesthetic benefits. Any guest will be extremely impressed by your preparation, plus such memories will remain in the memory for a long time.
Before setting the table, think about the mood and style of the evening. A little analysis of the situation will help you decide on the decor - what time of year it is, how many guests are going to come to the reception, how formal the event will be. Regardless of the chosen mood and conditions, you will have to worry about choosing a table set. The dishes should not be of different colors, and the usual, everyday plates for 199 rubles will not do - otherwise the magic of what is happening will instantly be destroyed.
If the dinner party is relatively formal - for example, meeting colleagues or the parents of your significant other, it is better to choose a laconic set. To create a festive atmosphere, give preference to porcelain - and don’t think that you can’t afford it, everyone can find a suitable set of tableware in the assortment of the “Mine and Yours” online store. And if you want to bring a light French atmosphere to the dining room, be sure to lay Provence style tablecloths on the table.
Sliced vegetables for the holiday table - an ideal complement to meat dishes
To diversify the taste of meat food, guests will enjoy sliced vegetables on the festive table.
Bright and original cuts of vegetables for a festive table, like fruit cuts, can lose their external qualities if they are cut incorrectly or long before the guests arrive.
Vegetable slicing for the festive table into strips, cubes, slices, strips is laid out on a square or round plate, previously decorated with cabbage or lettuce leaves.
Also, recently, vegetable slicing for the holiday table has been done in the form of curly elements called carving.
Such vegetable cuttings for the holiday table will be a good addition to meat snacks and a chic decorative table decoration.
So we named the types of cuts for the festive table. And now our photo ideas for cutting for the festive table.
Creative design will allow housewives to proudly declare their skills, delighting guests with delicious and beautiful dishes.
Basic serving rules
The variety of serving options is amazing. But each of the creative decisions is carried out on the basis of a clear basis, which includes not only the rules for arranging plates and cutlery. No less important is the location and appearance of the chairs, their compatibility with the banquet table. Competent serving even takes into account the order in which dishes are served. Let's look at the main points.
To create a harmonious space, you need to choose serving items:
- in shades of a certain color scheme - textiles and dishes should be combined with the overall interior design.
- in a certain style - depending on the style of the room. It is absurd to place exquisite porcelain partings with gilding and lace borders on a deliberately rough wooden table. Square sushi plates or dishes with Khokhloma painting are equally inappropriate in classical Rococo.
The correct placement of chairs is equally important. It is recommended to maintain an interval of 50 to 80 cm between them. This distance is quite enough to comfortably accommodate guests.
Choosing a tablecloth
The tablecloth is the basis of the festive table setting. Oilcloth and rubber coverings, as well as plastic dishes, have no place at a gala reception. Products made from thin synthetic fabrics are not the best choice. They slide across the table, get wrinkled and look quite cheap. Natural textiles are a completely different matter. Solid tablecloths made of linen fiber or thick cotton with satin weave give the event a special status and comfort. It is better to make a two-layer table covering - lay additional matching fabric under the main textile.
The color of the tablecloth can be any, but it is better for the table surface to act as a background for expressive and spectacular tableware and accessories. Therefore, light shades are preferred - pastel, white, pearl, ash pink, light beige, tiffany.
The main thing is that the tablecloth greets guests, sparkling with chaste cleanliness and freshness. Folds and creases are unacceptable. A perfectly ironed tablecloth is a source of pride for any housewife and an indispensable element of a perfect table setting. The edges of the product should hang down 25 -30 cm.
A white, light gray or beige tablecloth is universal. They can be combined with any bright colors and leave endless space for your imagination. Bright accessories will look great against its background - flowers, napkins, glasses, draperies, bows for chairs.
At a young girl’s birthday party these will be soft pink accents, at a mature man’s party they will be dark blue or burgundy. At a wedding celebration - any bright colors - lilac, pink, turquoise, green.
Arrangement and selection of plates
Plates for a celebration must be from the same set, otherwise you will have to forget about the beauty of the serving. They must correspond to the general color scheme, style of the room, the nature of the event and the chosen cuisine - European, Japanese.
If you are planning a first course, you cannot do without deep soup utensils. Under them, as a stand, at a distance of 2 cm from the edge, flat plates are placed, which perform a protective and decorative function.
The cutlery replaces each other during the change of dishes. Instead of used plates, guests receive clean ones and continue to eat. During lunch there may be 3-4 plate changes.
Proper placement of cutlery and glasses
Do you think that understanding cutlery is as difficult as mastering Chinese literacy? But no! Everything is very simple. Forks and knives are laid out on both sides of the dish. The knives are always on the right side. Their tip is directed towards the plate. A soup spoon is also placed here with its spout facing up. On the left side of the plate are forks, the tines of which are directed towards the ceiling.
It is a little more difficult to understand the hierarchy of cutlery, to understand which dishes correspond to which of their representatives. But we can do this too. Items are laid out in such a way that they move from the edges to the plate while eating. In the outer rows there is a fork and knife for appetizers, a little closer to the plate there are cutlery for the main course and right behind the plate there are dessert accessories. The knife and spoon for desserts are placed so that their handles point to the right, the fork - exactly the opposite. Knives differ depending on the specific main dish - those intended for eating fish have a rounded tip. Butter knives are placed on a pie saucer.
Before we talk about the correct placement of glasses, it should be noted that drinks are changed several times throughout the dinner. For each of them there should be a separate vessel - a glass for water, glasses for champagne, white and red wine, glasses for vodka, liqueur and cognac. Specialized vessels help to more fully reveal the aroma and taste of each drink. Placing such a rich arsenal on the table is not so easy. There is a certain rule - glasses are placed to the right of the guest at an angle of 45 degrees to the edge line of the tabletop. Their location should correspond to the order in which drinks are changed. The very first one is for an aperitif, the farthest of the glasses is used. Gradually the used containers leave the celebration. The glass of water remains until the end of the party.
