How is it right and beautiful to cut watermelon on the festive table? How to pump watermelon vodka, make a hookah, hedgehog from watermelon, basket, roses?

Watermelon is a rather popular berry on our tables. And while her season is in full swing, we will tell you how to cut and submit watermelon to the table. In addition, from this article you will learn how to combine watermelon with alcohol and hookah.

5 Rules for Sweet Watermelon

In order for the watermelon to please you with his taste, you need to learn how to choose this berry. Below we list five rules for choosing a sweet watermelon.

1. A good watermelon must have an ideal round shape. You can also buy a slightly elongated watermelon.
2. The most delicious is watermelons weighing 7-12 kg. Little watermelons are not always sweet and tasty, and large as a rule, have a large content of nitrate
3. Pay attention to the tail. If he is green, most likely the watermelons were filmed still unworthy, so that they do not spoil during transportation. Such watermelons alone are very juicy, they are not always distinguished by the best taste.
4. Purchase watermelons with dry tips
5. Also check the skin on cracks, dents and stains. Violated with cracks tightness bad will affect the taste of therapy watermelon. And spots on the skin say that watermelon was incorrectly transported. Because of what it can even be sour
6. You can use and traditional knock to select watermelon. At ripe watermelon, the sound from such a knock should be ringing. If he is deaf, then watermelon is not sufficiently ripe and therefore, it is unlikely to be sweet

And one more rule of watermelon selection rule. It does not affect his taste. But, it must be adhered to when choosing this berry. This rule is that you never allow the seller to cut off a piece of watermelon to check its taste.

First, the seller knife hardly differs sterility. And secondly, in place of such notch in watermelon can penetrate bacterium that can cause poisoning.

How beautiful slice of watermelon on a festive table?

We are used to cut slices of watermelon and eat it right in the kitchen. But this berry can be successfully used on the holiday table. At the same time, cutting it should not only look beautiful, but also be one in which your guests will not be able to get dirty from the sweet juice of the berry.

Watermelon served at the end of the holiday feast for dessert. At the same time, it can not only cut, but also apply to other fruits and sweets. Very well with watermelon ice cream.

Watermelon can be cut so that his guests could take special sticks or conventional fork

It is important to cut the watermelon so that when used not to think about how not to get dirty from the juice. If this berry cut for the holiday table, then with such a "cutting" can apply special sticks or forks.

Nibbling at the festive table of watermelon separates skin and the flesh cut into triangles, cubes or other shapes. For a children's table the pulp of this fruit can be cut with the help of molds for cookies.

Young children will love this thread as Hippo, bears, butterflies, hearts, etc. Such cuts beautifully placed in bowls for desserts or ice cream. For beauty they can apply a little chocolate syrup.

How else to cut a watermelon?

You can cut watermelon triangles comfortable with a crust. To this end, a large watermelon is divided into two halves. Each half put flesh on cutting board and cut into thin slices. Then, each slice is divided into three parts.

Eat a watermelon is easy. You can be assured that its juice gets on your clothing and may stain it.

And you can also cut the watermelon into small cubes. It also berry is divided into two parts, then cut each piece of thick slices. The thickness of such segments should correspond to the thickness of the future cube. Then only need to cut each slice to the desired part.

Such watermelon cubes suitable for lettuce, or for single use. To do this, they need to be put in a fruit bowl and supply plug.

Knife for cutting watermelon

Today, every fan of watermelons can buy a special knife for cutting this' striped berries. " There is quite a large variety of knives, they differ not only in form, but also functionality.

The most popular knife for cutting watermelon is a special knife forceps. The original knife produces the Italian company Genietti. But, today you can buy such a kitchen device from stainless steel Chinese manufacturers.

With the help of such a knife, you can easily cut the watermelon on the right slices

At the same time, the process of cutting through such a device is quite simple and at the same time, does not take out physical forces.

Buy Chinese analogue of such a knife on Aliexpress.for 180 - 250 rubles (prices here and then are indicated at the time of writing the article).

All the similar knives for cutting fruits with thick crust have elongated blades and notches on the edge. With their help, you can cut the crust without much work and get to the pulp.

In the procedure of the watermelon cutting procedure, the minimum of juice is allocated with such knives, and the damage to the pulp will be minimal. The above-described knife tongs will not only help cut the watermelon, but also convenient to extract ready-made fractions from this "striped berry".

Another interesting knife for watermelon today can be purchased on the Internet. It is a more simplified version of the above-described kitchen "gun", but unlike it has a more traditional form. It looks like an ordinary elongated knife.

Its blade is made of high quality steel, and kitchen plastic handle

This knife is not only perfectly cuts watermelon, but also looks very nice. His bright coloring, imitating this berroda, perfectly fit into your kitchen.

On the blades of this bright knife made holes in the form of watermelon seeds. They not only add this kitchen to the inability of originality, but also help him slide inside the flesh, facilitating the process of cutting. The dimensions of this knife 420 by 40 mm.

But, the most original and convenient is a knife slicer. It is a circle of plastic with rubberized handles on the sides. The blades of such a knife are made of steel and are inside the circle.

Steel knives of such an appliance not only easily separate the flesh of the watermelon on the slices, but also prevent splashing of juice. Such a knife can be purchased not only for cutting watermelon. It can be used for the manufacture of lobes of melon and pineapple. If the blades are blunting them easily can be sharpened using a special sharpening.

Such a waterpressure is suitable for berries of any sizes.

In order to cut the watermelon with this device, it must be installed on a stable surface. Cut off the upper part of the watermelon ("Hat"). After that, we put this knife-armporezka and davim on his handles on top. Watermelon should be cut into equal and beautiful slices.

If there are dishes with watermelon in your culinary arsenal, then with the help of such an appliance you can cut the flesh of this berry on equal slices and please your loved ones. If you are from the nature of the perfectionist, then with the help of such an appliance you can make lobes of your watermelon the same and smooth. The diameter of the device is 25 cm.

On Aliexpress. Such a waterproofing can be bought for 800 rubles.

How beautiful to submit watermelon?

There are many ways to cut and feed watermelon to the table. You can make it traditional slices or make whole compositions from this berry.

Just, but taste you can cut a watermelon with small triangles and insert the bottom of the ice cream

Such an original "firm" is suitable not only for children's holidays, but will be appropriate on the "adult" table.

Improve this dish using yogurt. Serve it separately. Before using such ice cream, it will be wrapped in yogurt. But, such a dessert will be appropriate, of course, only in a children's holiday.

If you have a special semicircular spoon for ice cream, then with its help you can form beautiful balls from the meat. Of course, you can use the usual spoon for this purpose. But, the correct shape of the balls with its help will be difficult to achieve.

In order to form balls from the watermelon to cut it into three parts. Remove all visible seeds. After that, insert a spoon in the flesh and scroll around its axis.

Must get a neat ball to be removed and put in a special dish

You can cut this berry and form from such cutting and more complex compositions. They can use not only watermelon, but also other berries and fruits.

For inspiration below, we will present two such complex compositions that each hostess can make.

Racing composition

We cut the watermelon into two parts. We divide the second half of this berry for another two parts. One of the Quarters use to create a racing car.

From the halves, we remove the flesh and leave only the crust. You can do it with a regular spoon.

From the quarter of the watermelon, we remove the flesh (it is necessary to cut it into small squares) and with the help of a racing car template form its silhouette. Since no one will have such a car, for its formation markers. After that, a knife neatly need to remove the green skin of the watermelon in places with markers. Tires and promotional stickers are cut from cardboard.

Create individual parts of such a car using clips or toothpicks.

The number of the racing car, rolls out of the meat of watermelon.

The whole remaining flesh is cut into cubes. You can add exactly the sliced \u200b\u200bflesh of melons and other fruits to it. The composition can be decorated with checkered flags cut from motor assembled logs.

You can also make a composition inspired by the game Angry Birds

To form such a composition, it is also necessary to divide the watermelon into two parts and one of these parts is used as a basis. Then you need to make a slingsku (remember childhood) and cut the flesh so that the designs come from a famous game.

Pixels can be made from olives, and for the manufacture of birds you can use the flesh not only watermelon, but also other fruits.

How to decorate watermelon with your own hands?

Art cutting on fruits and vegetables is called carving. Watermelon in this art takes one of the first places. With the help of a carving, you can create amazing sculptures on the beauty that the festive table will decorate.
The history of this art has several millennia. His homeland is China. Many years later, this technique reached Thailand and became very popular in this country.

With the help of a carving, you can make vegetables and fruits more attractive and appetizing. Due to the fact that fruits and vegetables have a multi-layer and multi-colored sculpture, these arts can be made of art.

Below we will tell, how from watermelon make roses, baskets and hedgehogs. Let these simple compositions become for you the beginning of a fantastic passion. In the meantime, several masterpieces for motivation.

How to make roses from watermelon

Here are such beautiful and edible roses can be made of watermelon meat.

For from the manufacture of the necessary knives of different lengths and a little imagination.

Cut the watermelon to traditional slices and cut one of them by quarter. From the Quarter, they make a square, which will be the basis of our rose. At the square cut the corner, forming an octagon.

Forming a circle from a square is not needed. It is difficult, and the flower will not look natural. Now everything is ready in order to start creating a rose.

With the help of a knife with a long blade, make rose petals

It is necessary to do it very carefully. So as not to cut through the flesh of the watermelon through. In the middle, be sure to make the heart. It should be something like that, as in this picture.

Do not do more than 3-4 petals

If they do more, the whole composition as a whole will not look. Although, you can try. And, of course, send us your watermelon roses.

When you make as many roses as necessary for your composition, you can move to the leaves. They need to be made in the same way, but from the crust of the watermelon. It is necessary to do it very carefully. The watermelon crust is too tough and can crack.

How to make a basket from watermelon?

The watermelon basket is a great and original version of the decoration of the summer table, which will delight not only your children, but also acquaintances. For the manufacture of such a basket you need to get a knife with a long blade, a small knife and a tablespoon.

First you need to draw on the watermelon to the coneers of the future basket. Make it best to the food marker. You can buy them on the Internet. For example, here http://edding.ru/assortiment/proffessional/production/food/. Ink such markers are safe. And with the help of circuits created by them, make a basket from the watermelon will be much easier.

1. Remove with one part of the watermelon a little skirts

It is impossible to cut it until the end. This cut is made only in order for watermelon smoothly on the table.

2. Making a handle

Note the place for the handle using the edible marker. You also need to outline the edges of the basket itself. We make cuts along the sides of the handle to the borders of the basket. After that, we remove the extra peel. It can be cut into several parts for convenience.

3. Give the edges of the basket the original view

The edges of the basket can be made in the shape of the teeth. If you do not want to be used, you can make the edges of the traditional form.

4. Make filling for basket

We separate the flesh in all carved parts and form dessert balls with a spoon with a spoon. Then carefully remove the remaining flesh. If you do not want to make balls, you can easily make your life and cut the flesh with squares.

If you want, together with the watermelon pulp, the filling of such a basket can make and flew melons. Mix it with watermelon and fill in a basket.

5. Decorate a basket with other fruits and berries

You can decorate such a basket with various fruits and berries. It is good for this purpose. Bananas, grapes, oranges, kiwi, pear apples t. And if their pulp with the help of forms beautiful figures, then your basket will become even more original.

But you have a few more baskets for inspiration:

How to cut the hedgehog from the watermelon?

Very frequent form of cutting watermelon is the hedgehog. To do this, the skin of the watermelon is attached to the form of this animal, and inside put the flesh-ripped pulp, striking on the toothpicks.

Hedgehog from watermelon

To give the watermelon form of the hedgehog we need all the same tools as for the manufacture of a basket.

1. Forming the bottom form

Cut off a small amount of skins from one of the sides of the watermelon so that it then stands exactly on the table.

2. We form a muzzle

Visually divide the watermelon into three parts and make a vertical incision where the first and second part come into contact. Then make a horizontal incision. Part of the watermelon should be separated.

3. Remove the flesh and cut it

Remove the pulp of two parts of the watermelon. Cut it into small parts and wean into them toothpicks. Fill the "Hedgehog" bowl.

4. Form your eyes, nose and legs

Eye can be made of dark berries, grapes or olives. The legs and nose cut out from the remaining skins. The legs can be simply attached to the hedgehog, and the nose must be fixed with the toothpick.

How to make alcoholic watermelon?

There are many recipes for alcoholic beverages in which there is a watermelon. But, the most popular is pumping watermelon with vodka.

Simple recipe

Watermelon cut the hole. Its diameter must match the diameter of the neck of the bottle with vodka. In this hole we put the neck and leave for 30 minutes. This time should be enough for vodka to absorb watermelon flesh.

Simple recipe

Leave watermelon in the refrigerator for the night. The next day, it can be chopped into slices and enjoy the original taste. The main thing is not to overdo it. With this combination, intoxication comes almost unnoticed, so it is extremely gently to eat.

Recipe with syringe

You can start watermelon with vodka (by the way, for this purpose you can use not only vodka, but also rum, tequila and other strong alcoholic beverages).

To begin with, with the help of the needles, pierce the thick peel of the watermelon. For this purpose, it is best to take a loose watermelon, in which emptiness already appeared in the middle.

We take 8-cubic (can and more) syringe and introduce with it through a puncture in the eyemelon skirt vodka. After all vodka is introduced, the watermelon must be placed on 7-10 hours in a cool place.

Important: 1 kg of watermelon you need to take 100 liters of vodka. That is, a standard 500 ml bottle on a watermelon 5 kg.

Homemade Kryunicon.

You can cook another Popular Watermelon Recipe with Vodka - Cryson

1. To prepare such a recipe you need to wash the watermelon under running water and cut off the ¼ part
2. Then with the help of a large spoon, it is necessary to remove the flesh out of it.
3. From the pulp, we remove seeds, cut into small squares and put back to the watermelon
4. Pour the crushed flesh with vodka (500 ml) and mix
5. Close a cap made of cut part
6. In the future Krushon, you can add lemon juice and sweet spices
7. We place watermelon in the refrigerator for several hours

Exhibit on the table and pour into glasses with a small drawer.

A tincture of watermelon

The tincture of watermelon on vodka also enjoys great popularity. It has a saturated taste and pleasant aroma.

1. Remove the flesh from a small watermelon and clean it from seeds
2. Move the pulp in the blender and beat in mashed potatoes
3. Lay out the crushed mass in the jar and pour vodka
4. Close the lid and leave it in a warm dark place.

Instead of vodka, you can use brandy in such a recipe. It will add oak notes tincture.

You can drink such a drink seven days after cooking.

Homemade wine from watermelon

Watermelon wine is capable not only to refresh in the summer, but will also become an original drink that you can boast of your guests.

At the same time, it is prepared wine from the watermelon is very easy. The main thing is to use only ripe and very sweet watermelons to prepare this drink.

1. Watermelon cut slices and remove the peel and bones
2. With the help of a blender from the pulp make mashed potatoes
3. We add raisins (it is impossible to wash it), citric acid and put a mass into a container for fermentation
4. Capacity needs to cover marley and leave for 3 days in a dark place
5. During this time, 2 times a day you need to mix the contents of the fermentation container
6. When signs of fermentation appear in the container you need to add 150 grams of sugar per liter of juice and mix
7. Sushlo should fill out no more than 75% of fermentation tank
8. If it fills most, then the wort must be pouring into a larger capacity
9. We establish the hydraulic and make sure that the temperature in the room where the wine wakes was in 18-25 ° C.
10. Three days of fermentation, we add another 100-150 grams of sugar per liter of the boiling juice
11. Add sugar is best in a small amount of wort
12. It needs to be stirred and pour the wort into total mass
13. Two more times, every 4 days we repeat the procedure for adding sugar
14. After the last addition of sugar, after 4 days, fermentation should end
15. It is necessary to separate the wine from the sediment and other clogs and send to dive into clean capacity
16. Try the wine to taste: add sugar or water if required
17. After 15-20 days, the wine needs to be pouring into clean containers for separation from sediment

Keep such watermelon wine needed in bottles with dense lids in a dark and cool room.

Original recipes from watermelon

There is a lot of interesting recipes, the main ingredient of which is watermelon. Tell you about some of them.

Roasted watermelon

It sounds not particularly familiar. But what taste

Juicy and crispy, with a smoke and sweet crust watermelon will become a real revelation. And if it is mixed with feta cheese, lime and fresh mint, then such a salad wants to cook again and again. Moreover, it can be done both at home and in nature. Fried watermelon - ideal recipe for picnic.

Cooking:

1. Heat the grill and cut watermelon slices
2. Watermelon slices (8 pcs.) We put on paper towels for unnecessary moisture
3. Fry watermelon only on one side within 1.5-2 minutes
4. Arugula, latch and cress and salad (3 cups), pour lime juice (2 hours. Spoons), salt and mix
5. We lay out the greens in a large dish and on top put on the watermelon pieces (roasted side up)
6. Add feta cheese (5 slices) and water olive oil (2 tbsp. Spoons)
7. Add ground pepper to taste
8. Decorate fresh mint and sprinkled with fried pumpkin seeds

Musek (watermelon honey)

There are several analogues of plant honey. Watermelon honey is called Musen. And it is preparing very simple.

1. Cut the watermelon (7 kg) on \u200b\u200blarge pieces and separate the skirt
2. Remove seeds and grind the flesh
3. For this purpose, a blender can be approached, but you can grind the flesh and hands
4. We skip the watermelon puree through the fine sieve to improve the consistency of the dish
5. Separate the juice from the main mass with the help of gauze
6. We put juice on fire and tom every 2.5-3 hours
7. When the juice thickens add lemon juice to it (1 pc.) And cook for another 2 minutes
8. Spill watermelon honey on banks and cool it

How to make a hookah on a watermelon?

Make your holiday brighter and add new sensations to it with hookah on watermelon

To prepare such a hookah, you need to choose not only ripe and juicy watermelon, but also the dimensions of which allow it to be used to prepare such a smoking device. The thing is that Watermelon in such hookah will completely replace flask in it. The tube will be placed inside it.

In order to make a hookah on a watermelon, you need to make the flask from our "striped berry". Then it must be filled with fruit juice and collect the entire design. All this can be in two ways. Let's look at them.

Fashion first

Cut from the top of the watermelon a small part - a hat. Now with the help of a spoon remove the flesh from the watermelon. In the cut cover we make a hole under the shaft. The hole should be so that the hookah mines tightly entered it. In the finished form, the design must be completely sealed.

Make a puree and pour it inside the watermelon. Return the lid in place and insert the mine into the hole. It should plunge into watermelon 2 cm.

Method of the second

We put a watermelon tail up. We make a hole under the mine tube. Grind watermelon flesh with a mixer. At this point in watermelon you can add pieces of ice. Insert the mine in place.

Cooking the bowl

Any quality tobacco for hookah is suitable for cooking a bowl. Ideally, you can take even such that has a watermelon taste. And you can take other fruit tobacco: mango, cherry with mint, forest berries, kiwi and mint, mint and lemon.

Tobacco Fortress Choose to your taste.

What can be made of watermelon: tips and reviews

Igor. Also did with friends at the cottage vodka watermelon. I really liked this unique alcohol dish. The taste was very original and saturated. Ideally guess with the number of alcohol. My friends and I are not very drinking and proportions were perfect. I highly recommend this dish for the country party.

Ksenia. I also tried to make a basket. Thank you for the inspiration. I knew that the watermelons make such figures, but herself did not decide. I will not say that I got a masterpiece, but I liked my relatives.

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