How to decorate food to bring the Christmas spirit to the family dinner table.

(Baonghean.vn) - There's no need to make complicated European-style cakes; you and your family can absolutely enjoy a Christmas with Vietnamese-style dishes that are just as festive and vibrant.

1. Decorate the egg dish.

Cute snowman:Ingredients: Quail eggs, sweet cabbage, cherry tomatoes, carrots, purple cabbage, dill, whole dried chilies, grated radish, whole black peppercorns, mayonnaise, skewers.

Method 1:Slice carrots into 1cm thick rounds. Use a knife to carve a smaller circle around half of each carrot round to create a hat for the snowman. Select quail eggs, one large and one small, and trim a small portion from each end. Insert toothpicks vertically through the eggs and attach the carrot hats, trimming off any excess toothpicks. Attach black peppercorns and carrots for the snowman's eyes, buttons, and nose.

Method 1. Image: Internet

Method 2:Choose two quail eggs, one large and one small, and pair them together. Secure the two eggs with toothpicks. Shred the purple cabbage and blanch it in boiling water. Tie the shredded cabbage to form a scarf for the snowman. Cut small pieces of cherry tomatoes and attach them along with the cabbage leaves to the head to make a hat for the snowman. Use two sprigs of herbs for the snowman's arms, peppercorns for the eyes, and the tip of a chili pepper for the top of the hat, as shown in the picture below. You now have a beautiful snowman on a plate.

Method 2. Photo: Internet

Cute mushroom skewers:With just a few simple steps, you can make adorable mushroom skewers for your kids to enjoy this Christmas. Ingredients include: quail eggs, cherry tomatoes, herbs, mayonnaise, and skewers. First, boil the mushrooms.tQuail eggs. After washing and draining the tomatoes, cut off the stem end and remove the seeds. Use a toothpick to dab small white dots of mayonnaise onto the tomato ends and finely chop the herbs, dipping them in a little water to make them stick to the "mushroom stems". And there you have it, a very eye-catching plate of mushroom skewers made from quail eggs and tomatoes.

Cute mushroom skewers. Photo: Internet

2. Decorating the sticky rice dish

Sticky rice wrapped around meatballs and arranged in the shape of a Christmas tree:Soak glutinous rice for 4-5 hours or overnight. Then, rinse the rice thoroughly and drain it well. Add a pinch of salt and mix well. Combine the minced pork, finely chopped carrots, oyster sauce, sesame oil, olive oil, and chopped scallions in a bowl and mix well for 5 minutes until the meat becomes slightly firm.

Shape the meat into small balls. Then roll each ball in glutinous rice so that the rice adheres to the meat. Next, place these glutinous rice-wrapped meat balls on carrot slices, then steam them for 20-25 minutes until cooked. Arrange the meat-wrapped sticky rice balls on a Christmas tree-shaped plate, decorate with tomato sauce, scallion oil, and a few sprigs of green onions for garnish.

Sticky rice wrapped around meatballs.Photo: Internet

3 ways to serve sticky rice with gac fruit:You will need the following ingredients: plain sticky rice, gac fruit sticky rice, chicken eggs, cherry tomatoes, and seaweed. First, place a piece of egg on a plate, then using plastic gloves, spread the gac fruit sticky rice into a hat shape, the plain sticky rice for the beard, cut the seaweed into circles for the eyes, and the cherry tomatoes for the nose of Santa Claus.

If you want to decorate a wreath, simply arrange the white sticky rice into a circle, add eggs and gac fruit sticky rice for decoration, and cut the eggs into pretty bows. If you want to create a Christmas tree, just shape the gac fruit sticky rice into triangles that gradually get bigger from top to bottom, then add seaweed star shapes, and decorate with dots of white sticky rice and eggs.

3 ways to serve sticky rice with gac fruit. Photo: Internet

3. Decorate the fruit and vegetable plate.

Christmas tree made from avocado and vegetables:With just avocado, apple, green bell pepper, lettuce, and cherry tomatoes, you can make an attractive dish. The method is very simple: Cut the apple in half, insert a skewer into the rounded part of the apple, slice the avocado into small triangles, and skewer the triangles onto the skewers, starting with the largest pieces and working your way down to the smallest. Arrange them so that the apex faces outwards. Cut a star shape from the green bell pepper. Place the star on top of the Christmas tree and arrange it on the plate along with the lettuce and cherry tomatoes.

Christmas tree made from avocado and vegetables. Photo: Internet

Laurel wreath:A Christmas wreath is a symbol of Christmas, often hung on the front door. So, if it appears on the family's dinner table, it will certainly surprise and delight everyone.

Vegetables and fruits decorated in the shape of a laurel wreath. Photo: Internet

Making this dish is also very simple. The ingredients needed include potatoes, broccoli, and tomatoes. After peeling the potatoes, boil them until soft, then mash them and place them on a plate. After boiling, arrange the broccoli around the edge of the plate on top of the mashed potatoes. Place whole cherry tomatoes among the broccoli. And there you have it – a delicious and visually appealing wreath salad!

4. Decorating the dessert

Decorating desserts. Photo: Internet

Cake:Instead of using forks, these cute little skewers with Christmas-themed images like snowflakes, Christmas trees, bells, gift boxes, reindeer, etc., will add a special touch to your desserts such as cakes and fruit platters. Additionally, you can use them to mark individual portions by writing their names on the images.

Fruit:If your family has young children who are picky eaters and don't like fruit, this will be a very effective way to encourage them to eat more readily:

Decorating fruits with a Christmas theme helps children eat better. Photo: Internet

You can use starfruit, tangerines, grapes, and cherry tomatoes and arrange them into a Christmas tree in the order shown below. Alternatively, you can use slices of kiwi, half a grape, and cherry tomatoes, arranging them in an aesthetically pleasing way. Or, simply arrange tangerine segments and half a grape like this, which your child will love. You can also cut slices of kiwi and cherry tomatoes in half and arrange them into a Christmas tree. Another way is to use all the available fruits, arrange them in a circle to create a wreath, and add leaves made from tangerine and kiwi peels. This will give you a beautiful and lively wreath.

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