Jam painting is a method of using jam (you can also use chocolate sauce, sauce, black vinegar, oyster sauce, etc.) to draw beautiful patterns on the edge of the plate to decorate the dishes.
This pattern can be a simple decorative pattern, an abstract curve, a freehand flower, bird, fish, or shrimp, or a graceful and elegant Chinese and English calligraphy. In short, as long as it is a simple and beautiful pattern, as long as it is a pattern symbol that can add color to the dish, you can draw it.
Some people also call "jam painting" "sauce painting" or "pan painting".
It should be said that the popularity of jam painting techniques originated from the use of sauces in Western food and pastries. Because in Western food, chefs often pour the sauce used for seasoning on the edge of the plate to form a certain pattern for guests to dip into during their meals. Therefore, this sauce has two functions: seasoning and beautifying the dishes, while Chinese chefs It is customary to pour sauce on dishes (its function is mainly for seasoning). With the popularity of Western-style plate decorations, more and more Chinese chefs have taken a fancy to the decorative function of sauces, constantly exploring and researching, and trying to prepare various sauces, with more and more tricks. The techniques are becoming more and more mature, which is why jam painting technology is very popular in today's catering industry.