Discover Hue through the art of sculpture

Discover Hue through the art of sculpture

What makes it easy for people to distinguish the art of Hue royal cuisine with the cuisine in the country as well is the beautiful sculpture on the fruit.

A second difference, the sculpture is only in two schools: one is a simulation of flowers, other is the animals representing the royal kings, such as dragon, public, phoenix, unicorn, tiger ....




A pair of unicorn made from carrots, Huong Giang resort hotel and Hue spa. Photo: tripadvisor.com.





Long royal phoenix, made from pumpkin. Photo: tripadvisor.com.




Dragon and roses made from carrots, carvings from pumpkin. Photo: tripadvidor.com.




Two phoenix dancing, sculptured on watermelon.

However, over time, art of pruning fruit has become increasingly popular throughout Hue. Now, no need to go to fairs or art shows, you can admire the beautiful sculptures, which you can find daily in many hotels and houses. Travel around the city when traveling to Hue.




Chrysanthemum is made from carrots and beetroot, watermelon, papaya ...




Beautiful peanuts made from carrots.

Hue people can take any fruit for sculpture, as long as it can be chiseled and not damaged if left for long. Some spices such as dried onion, chilli ... are sometimes used for pruning. Some of the key ingredients in the sculpture of the Hue people: pumpkin, carrot, radish, papaya, watermelon ... because they have beautiful colors, easy to shape up for a long time.




Phoenix wings, made from pumpkin, carrots.



Sculpture by Buddhist theme.

When just decorating the party or scene, Hue people often sculpted on large materials, fresh and clustered. At this point, these pruning pieces stand separately, beautifully glittering like normal decorations, like vases or a picture. When used to support food, the work of sculpture will be less but the artist needs to be good at improvising. How can, to be able to combine the smoothness between the dish and the decoration.




A gastronoic diminished.




A standard royal dish.

Mrs. Ton Nu Thi Ha, artisan with gold hand, headmaster of MINT kitchen school, is definitely the best in Hue's vegetable garden. In 2012, with the work "Phoenix greeting new day", the length of 2m, 1.4m wide that cooperated with many people, has been certified by the Center of Vietnam: Phoenix phalaenopsis with the largest fruit Vietnam. The following are the works of artist Ton Nu Thi Ha.