Foot and Fire

Fruits are best served washed, dipped in salt and bitten. But it is not always the case. Fruits can be boring and sometimes line up behind sweet colorful candies as the children's fave. One way to perk the serving of fruit is by serving it in a platter with a Mandala pattern.  Mandala is a circular pattern found in many culture. Let the fruits shine with mandala arrangement.

Sagada orange is not only juicy and big but also has nice sweet citrusy sour taste...

With three to four bites, it is all core already. Cherry apple is another nature's offering when one is bored of the usual-sized apples...                              @@@                            @@@ When everyone prefers big and huge, here comes the cherry apple to delight our eyes and renew our interest in apple. Sharp sourness can be passed up because anyway, there are three bites available only... My cherry apple mandala....

Atis is a seedy fruit with pleasantly sweet pulp when eaten at a certain ripeness... I can recall when i was small, we used the plentiful seeds of atis in sungka boardgame in lieu of pebbles or small shells. Delicate sweetness is one of the traits of an atis pulp...   Last five of a kilo of atis...

I decided to make a mandala out of the santol we just ate and it turned out so neat and interesting perspective for photo... This is simply enjoying the nature's bounty without the intervention of fire or freezing temp. Fruit is nature's finest offer....

Inspired by patterns, i served these cucumber, apple and oranges in circles.. Love the color and it lured everyone to pick up. Oh, i sprinkled some Italian herbs seasoning on top...