Inventive pasta enthusiast shows off her artistic touch with footage of her creating flower patterned pasta
- Self-taught cook Fiona Afshar, 54, makes edible art at home in Malibu, California
- Footage shows her creating the pasta, cutting and folding it into lattice shapes
- Fiona admitted that even patterns on socks can inspire her creative output
An inventive pasta enthusiast has showed off her artistic touch with footage of her creating flower patterned pasta.
Self-taught cook Fiona Afshar has created an array of edible art from her kitchen in Malibu, California.
For the past year, the 54-year-old, has created an array of beautiful floral designed pasta that look more like pieces of art than the classic Italian favourite.
Self-taught cook Fiona Afshar has created an array of edible art from her kitchen in Malibu, California. Pictured: a green and yellow design made to look like wrapped sweets
The video also shows how after the design is created she puts in through a press (pictured) to flatten it out before cooking
In one scene Fiona creates green pasta with a light and dark pink flower design on it, molded into a farfalle shape (pictured)
The footage shows Fiona creating the pasta, cutting and folding it into lattice shapes, making filled pasta and pinching square sheets to make her own farfalle shaped treats.
The video also shows how after the design is created she puts in through a press to flatten it out before cooking.
In one scene Fiona creates green pasta with a light and dark pink flower design on it before cutting it up into neat blocks with a ridged roller to make a crimped outline.
Another section shows a yellow based pasta be covered in a green lattice design before it is flattened and filled (pictured)
Fiona fills her pasta with a creamy liquid before wrapping it up and cooking the tasty treats
Fiona admitted that even patterns on socks can inspire her creative output. Pictured: a long blue and purple design
She uses organic eggs, herbs and pasta colours, to create her array of mouth-watering visual treats
A section of green pasta is rolled out on the table before it is cut into pieces
Another section shows a yellow based pasta be covered in a green lattice design before it is flattened and filled.
The ends are then scrunched up to keep the filling inside. The end result is a ravioli that looks like a wrapped sweet.
Fiona admitted that even patterns on socks can inspire her creative output.
She uses organic eggs, herbs and pasta colours, to create her array of mouth-watering visual treats.