BEST OF CAI-ASPIC LOGO


A clear jelly typically made of gelatin used as a glaze or to make a mould of meat, fish, or vegetables. The same is used by the chef artists to make excellent buffet centre-pieces generally called as ASPIC LOGOS in culinary industry. This fine art is taught to the students in the final year of BCT&CA involving techniques such as smudge, inlay, emboss and straight cut.



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