Master carvers at the European Championships

Masters carving - a thin and highly artistic carving fruits and vegetables - like to measure their art.They often gather at the regional competitions, share experiences, show a photo of the best works.And the most deserved masters can now go to the European Championship and carving for the first time organized this year in Germany.It is high time!

If you have not had time to get acquainted with the amazing art of carving - feel free to catch up.Carving appeared long ago in China, and the second wave of popularity it has covered with the development of the restaurant business: First Carver chefs were elite restaurants that know how to turn an ordinary carrot carved into a miracle.Since then, the hobby has attracted a lot of people, probably related to the artists than to the cook - as a result of the skill carvers grew even stronger.

first European Championship carving took place in the German city of Leipzig.The competitions were organized in the framework of a grand exhibition of hotel and gastronomic businesses GĂ„STE 2011. Masters carving gathered from Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Czech Republic, Bulgaria and, of course, Germany.As part of each team - three members.Arbitrator was a Chinese master Xiang Wang, double world champion carving.Participants were three days in several categories: vegetable salad, decoration for a cocktail mix.

raw material for artists served as melon, papaya, cucumber, pumpkin, cabbage, carrots and radishes, and instead of a brush - a special spiky-cutter knife.In the embodiment of plans and fantasies in the fruit and vegetable flesh was given only four hours: carving abhors a slowpoke!

Our compatriots were in this contest more than worthy: the Russians took the gold and silver were divided with the Poles, and the third was the Germans.Winners surprised the world subtlety and perfection of work: no photo report of the competition was not without photo Vadim Nefedov master carving, carving wonderful fiery eagle.However, melon Viking Czech Radek Vacha and watermelon Japanese German Vinifrida Karras also earned the admiration of the audience.

European Championship in Carving will now be held every two years in different cities.

Articles Source: kulturologia.ru