Lessons in Color to Make Your Food Pop

I had recently been to a cooking demonstration at South Coast Winery in Temecula and they served us pulled pork tacos.

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Let's take a quick color lesson from the color wheel. The three primary colors are red, blue and yellow.

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The three secondary colors are purple, orange and green. Tertiary colors result when primary colors are mixed with secondary colors.

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And if you have seen a color wheel, then colors on the opposite side of the color wheel are complementary.

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These colors contrast with each other, yet at the same time make each other active and visually appealing to the eye.

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The complementary red and green work well in these images. They seem to give it much more energy.

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With this image we kept with the primary color of yellow from the tomato and the blue of the plate.

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You can find the rest of the tips if you swipe up!

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