FRUIT CARVING ENHANCES SKILLS AND PRESENTATION|為美食大加分! 主廚傳授果雕技藝

Despite recent economic downturns, Taiwan's culinary industry is expected to hit a new high of NT$430 billion in revenue this year. In order to prepare students for the workplace early on, a senior chef, Huang Ming-po, is invited to teach fruit carving in Chih-Kwang Senior Vocational Business and Technology High School in New Taipei City. Let's take a look how Huang and his students transform furits and vegetables into beautiful plate decorations. Students majoring in food and beverage are listening attentively to the teacher. Fruit carving is a mandatory course for the students at the Chih-Kwang Senior Vocational Business and Technology High School. The school invited a celebrated hotel chef as a lecturer to teach cooking skills and the art of plating. ==HUANG MING-PO, Hotel Executive Chef== As a cook, if you know how to decorate the dishes to enhance the aesthetic appeal, it will be advantageous for you. Students start practicing by using easy-to-carve fruit. They keep the fruit's original shape, and cut a simple design into it. After building up confidence, the students move forward to a more challenging task. ==LIN I-CHING, CKVS teacher== We teach beginners to slice apples or kiwis and to arrange their slices in rose shapes. We also practice hollowing out oranges to make orange cups. ==HSU FANG-CHI, CKVS student== I was concentrated so hard on fruit carving that I hardly noticed the time pass. It was a little bit difficult, but I was satisfied with my work. Focusing on their work, the students hold their knives tight to carve pumpkin faces during a two-hour lesson. They were all smiles when taking pictures of their completed work. The teacher said they have improved a lot since the beginning of the course and they have all learned to protect themselves from being cut. ==LIU YEN-TSO, CKVS student== The most difficult part is in the details. You may cut your hands, so you have to be very careful. ==CHEN PO-HSUAN, CKVS student== Fruit carving is difficult. It takes time to practice and learn. Besides fruit carving, the teacher also teaches salt carving to decorate the food. As the culinary industry becomes more competitive and focuses more on creativity and details, the teacher said that having diverse skills will help students to distinguish themselves from others. ==HUANG MING-PO, Hotel Executive Chef== Nowadays, students with diverse skills and multidisciplinary knowledge can better adapt to the workplace, as well as expand their career opportunities. Through fruit carving, the students give these ordinary fruits a new appearance. The course bridges the gap between education and the culinary industry to pave the way for food and beverage graduates to take up jobs. TRANSLATED BY：ARIEL HSIEH 仔細聆聽老師的講解，沒有書本只有刀具，果雕，是智光商工餐飲科學生,畢業前必修的課程，邀請知名飯店主廚到學校當客座教授，除了基本的餐飲技能以外，擺盤的美觀同樣重要。 ==知名飯店主廚 黃銘波== 你會做菜 你會把你的餐桌 或是餐盤裝飾得漂亮 美觀一點 無形中可以增加你的質感 以及你的職業技能的優勢 從外型最簡單的蔬果開始做起，保留原有食材的外型，做一些局部變化，讓學生建立自信心之後，再挑戰高難度。 ==智光商工老師 林逸境== 剛開始我們會先從削蘋果 削奇異果 然後再把它做切薄片的方式 有時候會把它製作成玫瑰花 甚至有時候會用柳丁 做成柳丁的籃子 ==智光商工學生 許芳綺== 可以讓我很專心 然後很容易就忘記時間 然後雖然有點困難 但是做完會很有成就感 眼神專注、把刀拿穩，兩小時的課，終於完成可愛的南瓜鬼臉，學生開心拍照做紀念.老師說，剛開始,每堂果雕課都有學生見血，漸漸上手後,就懂得怎麼保護自己。 ==智光商工學生 劉彥佐== 最困難的地方就是小細節 很多東西都會割到手 所以你要很小心 ==智光商工學生 陳柏亘== 做果雕是很難啦 就是需要時間去練習 然後去慢慢地學這樣 除了果雕外，老師也教學生們用鹽做鹽雕，簡單的菜色加上果雕擺盤，新意十足又吸睛，餐飲業越來越競爭,也越來越重視巧思和細節，主廚級的老師提醒學生,擁有多元的技能,才能脫穎而出! ==知名飯店主廚 黃銘波== 現在是多職能跨領域 你多儲備一些技能 那對於日後職涯的規劃啦 或是路程會比較順遂一點 平凡的蔬果在學生的巧手下,被賦予新生命，果雕課,成為連結產業和學界的橋樑，幫助這群技職生畢業後,有更精采亮眼的出路! 記者 朱鳳治 陳彥霖 新北市報導