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INGREDIENTS |
- Watermelon
- Spoon knife
- Short bladed curved carving knife
- Sushi knife
- Cutting board
PREPARATION |
![Thai-Fruit-Carving-1](https://www.tasteandflavors.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Thai-Fruit-Carving-1.jpg)
1. Cut a small, thin, flat piece from the bottom making a flat base, stable when carving.
![Thai-Fruit-Carving-2](https://www.tasteandflavors.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Thai-Fruit-Carving-2.jpg)
2. Using a small, curved knife, carve a circle at the other end of the watermelon.
![Thai-Fruit-Carving-3](https://www.tasteandflavors.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Thai-Fruit-Carving-3.jpg)
3. Starting at the circle, gently cut out a shallow, upside down triangle into the fruit, puncturing it 1-2cm deep.
![Thai-Fruit-Carving-4](https://www.tasteandflavors.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Thai-Fruit-Carving-4.jpg)
4. Remove the triangle-shaped excess. You’ve just carved the top of your petal.
![Thai-Fruit-Carving-6](https://www.tasteandflavors.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Thai-Fruit-Carving-6.jpg)
5. Continue the pattern.
![Thai-Fruit-Carving-7](https://www.tasteandflavors.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Thai-Fruit-Carving-7.jpg)
6. Outline the triangle cut 1cm down.
![Thai-Fruit-Carving-8](https://www.tasteandflavors.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Thai-Fruit-Carving-8.jpg)
7. Cut across the edge from one triangle to the other.
![Thai-Fruit-Carving-9](https://www.tasteandflavors.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Thai-Fruit-Carving-9.jpg)
8. Make smaller triangle-shaped cuts across the straight edge.
![Thai-Fruit-Carving-10](https://www.tasteandflavors.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Thai-Fruit-Carving-10.jpg)
9. Remove the edge of the cuts with a cut across the whole watermelon.
![Thai-Fruit-Carving-11](https://www.tasteandflavors.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Thai-Fruit-Carving-11.jpg)
10. Make a v-shape carving every 10cm across the watermelon.
![Thai-Fruit-Carving-12](https://www.tasteandflavors.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Thai-Fruit-Carving-12.jpg)
11. Vary the line of the large triangle to make it slightly wavy.
![Thai-Fruit-Carving-12b](https://www.tasteandflavors.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Thai-Fruit-Carving-12b.jpg)
12. Continue the same pattern.
![Thai-Fruit-Carving-13](https://www.tasteandflavors.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Thai-Fruit-Carving-13.jpg)
13. Cut out a curved, petal-like shapes at the top of the watermelon.
![Thai-Fruit-Carving-14](https://www.tasteandflavors.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Thai-Fruit-Carving-14.jpg)
14. Continue cutting out shapes until the top resembles a flower.