Material

• One long cucumber

Equipment

• Sharp-pointed knife

Instructions

• Slice cucumber lengthwise into thirds. Use the two outer portions, which have the fewest seeds.
• Place one portion on a cutting board peel side up. Take a diagonal slice toward one end and discard the end. Then, cut five thin slices so that they remain attached at one end. Cut the five slices from the cucumber, and then continue slicing the cucumber in the same way.
• Fold the tips of the free ends of the first, the third, and the fifth slice over and tuck them into the attached end.

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Material:

• Three yellow eggplants
• One lime juice

Equipments

• Carving knife
• Melon scoop

Directions

• Wash the eggplants.
• Cut through the skin from tip to stem to divide each eggplant into six sections. Cut under the skin of each section to separate it from the seeds.
• Remove the seeds with the melon scoop.
• Cut notches in the edges of each of the petals, removing enough flesh so that they are well defined. When completed, soak the flowers in a mixture of water and lime juice to prevent them from blackening.

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Material:

• Three large tomatoes an half inch diameter

Equipments:

• Sharp-pointed knife

Directions:

• Select bright red tomatoes with no bruises and wash them.
• Cut the tomato through the middle into two halves.
• Cut the halves into slices about ¼ cm. thick, working from the stem end to the base.
• Roll up one slice to form the center. Wrap three more slices around this, and then place other slices around so that they are centered between the inner petals. Use about twelve slices in all.

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Material:

• Three large red or yellow spur chillies

Equipments

• Carving knife

Directions

• Cut around the stem of the chilli. Make another cut to open the chilli from stem to tip. Carefully remove the core and seeds.
• Trim the stem end of the skin to form two lobes and the tip end to form a point, thus producing a heart shape as in the picture.
• With the tip of the knife, make a hole in the spathe and insert the core and seeds to create the anthurium spike.

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Carrot Orange Khern Flower Carving

Material:

• Four baby carrots

Equipments

• Sharp-pointed knife
• A carving knife

Directions

• Wash and peel the carrot.
• Cut into the carrot moving the knife at an angle towards the tip to form a five faced pyramid. Carefully slice under each of the faces so as to make a five petalled flower. Separate the flower from the carrot and trim the petals. In the same way, make many flowers of similar sizes and shapes.
• Impale the flowers on wires to create clusters.

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