{"id":75,"date":"2026-09-27T23:16:50","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T23:16:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging-welcome-121a408.netsolhost.com\/?page_id=75"},"modified":"2026-09-27T23:29:56","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T23:29:56","slug":"maothai-fruit-carving","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/maothai.com\/?page_id=75","title":{"rendered":"Fruit Carving contest 1996"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"skip\" href=\"#content\">Skip to content<\/a><\/p>\n<header class=\"hero \" style=\"--cover:url('assets\/874172c1c6add5.jpg')\">\n<div class=\"top\">\n<div class=\"heading\">\n<h1>Fruit Carving contest 1996<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"identity\">\n<p class=\"brand-story\">The Story of a Group of Thai Restaurants in Berlin and Palma<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"brand\" href=\"index.html\">THAI FOOD MAGIC<br \/>MAOTHAI<\/a><\/p>\n<nav class=\"language-switch\" aria-label=\"Language\"><a href=\"fruit-carving-de.html\" hreflang=\"de\" lang=\"de\">DE<\/a><a href=\"fruit-carving.html\" 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CUISINE AS INTERNATIONAL CUISINE IN BERLIN<\/a><span>\/<\/span><span>Fruit Carving contest 1996<\/span><\/div>\n<article class=\"prose\"><\/article>\n<div class=\"curated-stammhaus\">\n<section class=\"gallery-chapter\">\n<h2>People and craftsmanship<\/h2>\n<div class=\"curated-grid\" data-count=\"3\">\n<figure><a href=\"assets\/874172c1c6add5.jpg\" data-gallery-image aria-label=\"Khamsouane and Vimonmart at the contest\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/874172c1c6add5.jpg\" alt=\"Khamsouane and Vimonmart at the contest\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>Khamsouane and Vimonmart at the contest<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><a href=\"assets\/037f634c13bcfa.jpg\" data-gallery-image aria-label=\"The participants\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/037f634c13bcfa.jpg\" alt=\"The participants\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>The participants<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><a href=\"assets\/a0a9e155018962.jpg\" data-gallery-image aria-label=\"Sinchai carving\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/a0a9e155018962.jpg\" alt=\"Sinchai carving\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>Sinchai carving<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"gallery-chapter\">\n<h2>During the contest<\/h2>\n<div class=\"curated-grid\" data-count=\"3\">\n<figure><a href=\"assets\/221c0ac41c25e4.jpg\" data-gallery-image aria-label=\"Concentrating on the work\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/221c0ac41c25e4.jpg\" alt=\"Concentrating on the work\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>Concentrating on the work<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><a href=\"assets\/0af6e1a403e536.jpg\" data-gallery-image aria-label=\"A participant from another restaurant\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/0af6e1a403e536.jpg\" alt=\"A participant from another restaurant\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>A participant from another restaurant<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><a href=\"assets\/69ec1d5e299226.jpg\" data-gallery-image aria-label=\"A participant from Dao\u2019s AsiaShop\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/69ec1d5e299226.jpg\" alt=\"A participant from Dao\u2019s AsiaShop\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>A participant from Dao\u2019s AsiaShop<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"gallery-chapter\">\n<h2>The awards<\/h2>\n<div class=\"curated-grid\" data-count=\"3\">\n<figure><a href=\"assets\/4494ddc872a082.jpg\" data-gallery-image aria-label=\"The winners\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/4494ddc872a082.jpg\" alt=\"The winners\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>The winners<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><a href=\"assets\/540d723fb0b4ec.jpg\" data-gallery-image aria-label=\"Congratulations to Uthai\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/540d723fb0b4ec.jpg\" alt=\"Congratulations to Uthai\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>Congratulations to Uthai<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><a href=\"assets\/22f421bd5ed31c.jpg\" data-gallery-image aria-label=\"Congratulations to \u201cTop\u201d Sinchai\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/22f421bd5ed31c.jpg\" alt=\"Congratulations to \u201cTop\u201d Sinchai\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>Congratulations to \u201cTop\u201d Sinchai<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"gallery-chapter\">\n<h2>The finished creations<\/h2>\n<div class=\"curated-grid\" data-count=\"3\">\n<figure><a href=\"assets\/9ec4c13c488a46.jpg\" data-gallery-image aria-label=\"A carved watermelon\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/9ec4c13c488a46.jpg\" alt=\"A carved watermelon\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>A carved watermelon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><a href=\"assets\/4b57a3f9174ace.jpg\" data-gallery-image aria-label=\"A carved swan\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/4b57a3f9174ace.jpg\" alt=\"A carved swan\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>A carved swan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><a href=\"assets\/63835074062ab5.jpg\" data-gallery-image aria-label=\"Guests admire the carved melons\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/63835074062ab5.jpg\" alt=\"Guests admire the carved melons\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>Guests admire the carved melons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<details class=\"gallery-archive\">\n<summary>More from the archive \u00b7 2<\/summary>\n<div class=\"curated-grid\">\n<figure><a href=\"assets\/790f5f12b8303f.jpg\" data-gallery-image aria-label=\"Khamsouane at the contest\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/790f5f12b8303f.jpg\" alt=\"Khamsouane at the contest\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>Khamsouane at the contest<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><a href=\"assets\/414707eadabf8b.jpg\" data-gallery-image aria-label=\"Presenting the results\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/414707eadabf8b.jpg\" alt=\"Presenting the results\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>Presenting the results<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<p><dialog class=\"image-viewer\" aria-label=\"Image viewer\"><button 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