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    What can be used to garnish food?
    JoAnna Minneci
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    JoAnna Minneci is a retired Professional Chef based in the Nashville, Tennessee area. With 18 years of experience, Chef JoAnna specialized in teaching others how to cook through private cooking lessons, team-building events, and wellness and nutrition classes. She also appeared in numerous television shows on networks such as Bravo and Food Network. Chef JoAnna received Culinary Arts training from the Art Institute of California at Los Angeles. She is also certified in sanitation, nutrition, kitchen management, and cost control.
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    Fresh herbs are almost always nice, but put them on the food, not just scatter them on the plate. Make sure that anything that you use as garnish is something that you can eat.
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    What are the rules of garnishing?
    JoAnna Minneci
    Professional Chef
    JoAnna Minneci is a retired Professional Chef based in the Nashville, Tennessee area. With 18 years of experience, Chef JoAnna specialized in teaching others how to cook through private cooking lessons, team-building events, and wellness and nutrition classes. She also appeared in numerous television shows on networks such as Bravo and Food Network. Chef JoAnna received Culinary Arts training from the Art Institute of California at Los Angeles. She is also certified in sanitation, nutrition, kitchen management, and cost control.
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    Every garnish should be edible and contrasting colors, ideally an element that is part of the dish. It's going to change the whole flavor profile of the dish.
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    What is the name of a garnish used often on sandwiches that is very small like little peas and is very salty?
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    Probably capers, a sort of flower button stored in a salty/acid liquid. You can find it in jars.
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    How do I keep the cost of garnishing food down?
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    You can try growing your own herbs and garnishes at home!
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