just to add on,
as what i have suggested in the previous comment, background is important. food is not a product shot. even though it is a "product" practically, food is still something that should make people's mouth water.
What is your theme of this shot? did you ever consider having a country table and some country theme background for this dish? if yes, you should make some effort to get the theme right instead of just white, white and more white. frankly, white background is one of the most boring stuff at situation like this. dun worry about cluttering background theme. the thing you should remember is to set a mood; to bring the viewer into the scene and imagining the melting effect of the food in their mouth, the kind of things people will want anticipate.
Thank you for furnishing the website on food photography. It is very useful. And I many thanks for those who have spend time to comment.
As mentioned earlier, this set of pictures will be used for a banner and the background will be cropped away leaving the food to be placed on the banner with other design elements for decoration, that is why I choose white as the background for easy cropping. I am not a full time photographer, just a hobbyist helping a friend for this free-of-charge assignment. Yea, it is my first time doing it. Yes, I have a lot to learn.
Of course, based on my personal experience, I have thought of adding some deco to enhance the picture (table setting) but you know it is for a different purpose...maybe I didn't make this clear. Background will be cropped away leaving the food only.
Once again, many thanks to yokechye for the comment. Appreciate it.