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Plating Ideas That Seemed Great At First But Were NOT

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Aesthetics and plating are as important a part of any fine dining experience as the food itself. Creativity plays a major role in this, of course, ensuring the colors of each dish are perfectly paired and laid out gloriously for the eater. Unfortunately, a colorful and unique idea does not necessarily make a good plate. Instead of giving customers a wow-worthy meal, you may instead leave them baffled and quite possibly unsure of how to eat, as was the case with these hilarious failed attempts at out-of-the-box plating.

1. “Yes, hi. I’d like your largest shovel of fried rice, please.”

Hilariously creative replacements for plates, shovel of fried rice

(Reddit)

2. “A drink to wash it down, sir? Perhaps, a bucket of coke?”

Hilariously creative replacements for plates, mini bucket of coke

(Reddit)

3. Chef Tip #397: When your dishwasher unexpectedly encounters a problem, use rocks

Hilariously creative replacements for plates, bread and butter served on rocks

(Reddit)

4. Ice cream on a slate, with a powdered sugar stencil of a fork... but no fork?

Hilariously creative replacements for plates, ice cream on a slate

(Reddit)

5. This Moka pot seemed like a great idea until the sound of the metal scraping on the bottom deafened us all

Hilariously creative replacements for plates, tiramisu in a metal moka pot

(Reddit)

6. Just hanging the empanadas out to dry

Hilariously creative replacements for plates, empanadas hanging on a clothesline with pins

(Reddit)

7. When a dog cafe takes itself literally

Hilariously creative replacements for plates, food served in a dog bowl

(Reddit)

8. “The guy sitting in front of me looks just like a burger…”

Hilariously creative replacements for plates, burger served in a mini chair

(Reddit)

9. Serving lobster roll with a message on the importance of recycling

Hilariously creative replacements for plates, lobster roll on a can

(Reddit)

10. And speaking of recycling...

Hilariously creative replacements for plates, bread and sauce served in an egg carton

(Reddit)

11. I see your sauce carton and raise you one breakfast carton

Hilariously creative replacements for plates, breakfast in an egg carton

(Reddit)

12. Cheesecake on a stool. No further words required

Hilariously creative replacements for plates, cheesecake on a stool

(Reddit)

13. “They did not give me the combination… Do I have to pay for this?”

Hilariously creative replacements for plates, locked box with food

(Reddit)

14. When someone reaches for that first drumstick, things are going to get very messy

Hilariously creative replacements for plates, inverted umbrella food stand

(Reddit)

15. Straight from the stove to your stomach

Hilariously creative replacements for plates, saucepan used as plate

(Reddit)

16. This is a very bulky contraption for a few sausages

Hilariously creative replacements for plates, large stand with rocks as a weight and meat hooks for sausages

(Reddit)

17. This picnic needs no blanket

Hilariously creative replacements for plates, sandwich and snacks on platter of grass

(Imgur)

18. What’s better than a beer glass of cream of chicken soup?

Hilariously creative replacements for plates, cream of chicken soup and sandwich served in a mug

(Reddit)

19. Oh, I know. A glass of caesar salad!

Hilariously creative replacements for plates, Caesar salad served in a wine glass

(Reddit)

20. Just when you need them, all the glasses disappear

Hilariously creative replacements for plates, juice served with a straw in a juicer

(Reddit)

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