They tend to curl when sliced and soaked in cold water, making for particularly natural-looking flower patterns. Steven Ting, chef at the Howard Plaza Hotel Restaurant, is particularly artful in his vegetable carving. Many of his carvings are based on the designs of antique ivory carvings found in the National Palace Museum.
雖然蔬菜族都可用來切雕，但是最常出現的角色還是紅、白蘿蔔、大黃瓜、南瓜、茄子、洋蔥，因為這些蔬菜不僅顏色鮮豔、體積大、硬度夠，且外皮軟，適合多種造型。