Marvelous Melons: Thailand’s Breathtaking Fruit Art Legacy
<p>Thailand’s complex fruit carving tradition dates back more than 700 years to the royal courts of long-gone kingdoms. Early Thai emperors built alliances with neighboring empires through the exchange of opulent presents, and they hired great carvers to create magnificent displays from the abundance of Southeast Asia’s tropical fruits.</p>
<p>Expert craftspeople spent countless hours studying the shapes found in nature and perfecting novel procedures to turn plain melons and mangoes into the bustling scenes found in Thai folklore and religion. Their incredibly accurate works of art were regarded as the pinnacle of luxury and stood in for the enormous wealth and refinement of the royal residences.</p>
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