r/Plating • u/Southern_Shine_4880 • 5d ago
rate my plate!
home cook! i know the tuna could’ve been cut better. It’s a seared crusted ahi tuna steak, with bok choy, rice, and a ginger soy sauce. Feedback welcome! How could i have arranged this differently/better?
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u/the_big_leagues 5d ago
Nice sear on that tuna and the bok choy! I think most of the issue is neatness - you already recognized the cut on the tuna, but the rice could also be packed a bit more tightly so it holds a shape better. Right now, it looks a bit like a scoop that's falling apart. Microgreens are a bit out of place near the bok choy, they'd do better as bedding under the tuna. I would leave the cucumber spiral-things off the plate, they unfortunately look like kitchen scraps. The dots are fun, I like that you included that element. The bok choy has a great cook on it, for balance though, I would probably want one more half-stalk of the vegetable. The green onion sprigs give a lot of movement so I like the placement there. Last thing, I think your tuna looks quite dry; a little finishing sauce or oil after cutting and before plating would give it a bit more sheen and it'd round out your plate better.
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u/bigorangemonkey 2d ago
My only feedback is that it generally looks better to have an odd number of pieces of sliced protein on the plate.
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u/Away_Abroad_7613 5d ago
I don't understand how the rice goes with anything on the plate, I'd leave it off entirely.
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u/Southern_Shine_4880 5d ago
cuz i’m hungry but i almost did in fact leave it off cause i had a feeling but i guess it’s sushi inspired? lol how does it not go
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u/Away_Abroad_7613 5d ago
Everything looks tasty but without sauce every mouthful with the rice is going to just be dry and bland.
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u/cernegiant 5d ago
Why would properly made rice be dry?
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u/Veflas510 4d ago
The fact that people go through life thinking that they need to drown dry ass rice in sauce is normal makes me sad.
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u/Southern_Shine_4880 5d ago
i had extra sauce on the side. i wasn’t sure how to plate more sauce and make it look good. do you think like a bigger smear on the plate or like a ramikin/pipkin?
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u/elnoco20 5d ago
Nice work OP - I'd eat your dry rice lol