Cucumber: full of liquid, inoffensive and pliable - it’s for these reasons that the cucumber has become one of the go to garnish ingredients across many different food cultures.
Adding clever garnish to the plate is fun and certainly wows guests but the next collection of videos shows chefs taking their garnish game to the next level.
From cucumber peacock feathers to a fresh water cucumber patterns, these are chefs who have mastered their knife control and pointed it towards crafted cucumbers.
We’ve also thrown in a bonus Zucchini peacock because it’s pretty impressive work.
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