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A platter of Thai fruit carvings. Fruit carving is a significant part of Thai cultural heritage. Watermelon carving dates to the 14th century in Thailand during the Sukhothai dynasty. The annual Loi Krathong Festival occurs each November where people in Thailand float lamps and lanterns down a river to honor water spirits. One legend is that ...
Dundee cake recipes often incorporate ingredients like butter, sugar, lemon zest, orange zest, marmalade, flour, baking powder, eggs, milk, dried fruit, glacé cherries, candied citrus peel, currants, sultanas, ground almonds, and finally blanched almonds as a decorative finish. The only ingredients allowed according to the Protected ...
A sweetheart cake or wife cake or marriage pie is a traditional Chinese cake with a thin crust of flaky pastry, made with a filling of winter melon, almond paste, and sesame, and spiced with five spice powder. [1] "Wife cake" is the translation of 老婆饼 from Chinese, and although the meaning is "wife", the literal translation is "old lady ...
The cube shape of the watermelon can only be achieved at the expense of its contents. To retain the proper shape, cube melons must be harvested before they are ripe, rendering them inedible. [7] Since the advent of the cube watermelon, other watermelon shapes have been introduced, such as hearts and pyramids.
A bourbon-laced cake with a fruit and nut filling. Lardy cake: England: A traditional rich spiced form of bread made with freshly rendered lard, flour, sugar, spices, currants and raisins Layer cake: Unknown A category of dessert that involves stacked layers of cake held together by some type of filling. Lekach
Sugar sculpture is the art of producing artistic centerpieces entirely composed of sugar and sugar derivatives. These were very popular at grand feasts from the Renaissance until at least the 18th century, and sometimes made by famous artists.
It is used to visualize and test shapes and ideas without incurring the cost and effort of producing a full-scale sculpture. It is the analogue of the painter's cartoon or sketch. For commissioned sculptures, especially monumental public sculptures, a maquette may be used to show the client how the finished work will fit in the proposed site.
Girl with a Platter of Fruit (German: Mädchen mit Fruchtschale), also known as Lavinia Holding a Charger Filled with Fruit, Lavinia as Flora, and Pomona, is an oil painting by the Venetian painter Titian, made in about 1555–1558, and currently in the collection of the Gemäldegalerie, in Berlin.