Mound

Culinary definition of mound:  To arrange or drop food or batter in a mounded shape.

C@H FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Cookie dough is dropped in mounds from spoons; rice and potatoes are mounded on plates.  Contemporary cuisines such as Nouvelle, California and Pacific Northwest often feature food stacked or mounded on spectacular white plates (right).

✭ ✭ ✭ Home cooks can easily impress friends and family by using a basic restaurant method of mounding to plate everyday dinners.  Start with warm plates.  Mound a small serving of starch (mashed potatoes, rice, couscous, etc) in the middle, and gently place a serving of protein (meat or fish) in the middle of the mound of starch.  Artfully lean a serving of vegetables up against the protein and finish with a drizzle of sauce of garnishing oil.  For ultimate flair, garnish with chopped fresh herbs. Voila!

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