Small delicacies served big
Bring star cuisine into your home and find out what you need to look out for if you want to perfectly arrange small amuse-gueules on a spoon as a starter for your menu.
On your spoons - get set - go
Sometimes all you need to serve large culinary appetisers are small, elegant porcelain spoons. These offer enough space to leave a lasting impression - both in terms of flavour and appearance.
As with any other dish, the focus is of course on the flavour on a spoon. A perfectly crafted spoon boasts a balanced mixture of all taste nuances: Whether sweet, sour, salty, bitter or umami - every flavour needs its counterpart. There should also be a certain amount of sharpness.
The same applies to textures: At its best, a delicious spoonful presents something creamy, something crunchy and something crispy. Potentially also something pickled, fermented, smoked or flambéed. The taste of each ingredient should go with the rest. And above all: the proportions have to be right, so that one element doesn’t overshadow the others. The best way to get the proportions of the individual elements right is by trial and error.
– this is also true for tasty titbits served on spoons
Even more so than on plates, arranging the various elements on spoons calls for plenty of dexterity. In fact, tweezers are even better than fingers when it comes to showcasing fine foods. A piping bag and a mini piping bottle for dosing stock, dressing or sauce are also helpful for visually appealing dishes. Feel free to expand your culinary works of art upwards.
Be creative! For example, you could roll up a wafer-thin strip of courgette into a decorative swirl or use a bread chip as a sail. The golden rule is to always make sure that whatever you put on the spoon can be eaten in one bite. No matter how appealing your spoon-art is on the eye, it mustn’t be too big for the mouth.
Whether you serve them as an amuse-bouche, a small starter or part of a larger buffet, you can make many dishes looks stylish by serving them on spoons. As a rule of thumb, make sure that you have enough spoons for all of your guests.At any rate, arranging food on spoons is an unusual presentation method that offers guests a special gourmet experience and a guaranteed taste explosion.
Spoon-cooking also lends itself perfectly for cooking evenings with friends. Why not make an event out of it? Prepare the ingredients for various spoon dishes with your guests, try out various compositions, experiment with the right proportions and taste the mouthwatering morsel (or rather morsels ;) at the end.
When arranging a mini dish on a spoon the rules are slightly different than when serving food on plates. The proportions of the individual elements must be carefully chosen so that all of the flavours work well together in one bite.
