Description. Carving is the art of carving beautiful objects from vegetables or fruits. This is a very common technique, especially popular in Thailand and Japan. Some carvings are more artistic in detail, others have simple but beautiful shapes. Vegetable carving is the art of carving vegetables to form fancy objects, such as flowers or birds. The only limit is your imagination. Vegetable carving techniques vary from person to person, as does the final result. The most popular are pineapples, watermelons, strawberries, tomatoes, pumpkins, cucumbers and others.