What is the difference between decoration and garnish in food?

Answer 1

Accompaniments are foods that go well with the main dish.

Garnishes are not supposed to be eaten. They are for decoration.

Answer 2

"A decoration is something to make food look better but is not edible. A garnish is an edible object that you put on or near food or drinks. Such as parsley or lemon and so on. "

Actually the only difference between a decoration and a garnish is the food which it goes on.

a decoration goes on anything sweet such as a cake. it is true that some decorations are not edible but that is because pastry chefs or such use inedible objects like beads.

a garnish goes on anything savoury. Since a bead or an umbrella like that does not look good on say a steak you use foods like parsley which so happens to be edible. (garnishes are often green)

Answer 3

A garnish can be any type of food, fruit, vegitables, herbs, anything. Just to make the dish look pretty. A sauce can be a garnish but most of the time you do not eat the garnish. For example a garnish would be when you put mint on top of a meat just to make it look pretty.

Answer 4

Garnish

Answer 5

Accompaniment