An integral part of any Russian wedding is a festive table. Perhaps no country in the world can match our traditions of a wedding feast. However, the custom of arranging a large-scale feast existed in many countries. In Europe, for many centuries, weddings have been celebrated for several days and have been abundant at the festive table. To date, modern youth has largely moved away from these traditions. In most cases, this is due to the material possibilities and complexity of the organization. Nevertheless, despite any difficulties in our country, weddings very rarely take place without a full-fledged festive feast.
To date, there are many ways to celebrate a wedding. And a modest wedding dinner, and banquet, and a full wedding feast are similar in that they have common basic elements in the menu. The question "How to make a menu for a wedding?" In most cases is relevant for those who are going to arrange a festive meal at home. Menu for the wedding in a cafe or restaurant helps to make employees of the institution who have a great experience in this matter. The approximate festive menu for a wedding at home or in a cafe includes the following dishes:
- cold snacks. Cold starters are served first. Considering the fact that at almost any wedding guests use a sufficiently large amount of alcoholic beverages, there should be many snacks on the table. Together with cold snacks on the table served salted and smoked fish, caviar;
- hot appetizers. Served together with cold;
- a fish. Jellied or stuffed fish is considered an important part of even the simplest menu for a wedding. The fish is served after cold snacks;
- seafood dishes. Salads and snacks from shrimps, squids, mussels perfectly diversify any festive menu for a wedding;
- snacks from meat. These dishes are served after seafood salads. Meat snacks are always in great demand on the festive table, so they should be included in the menu for a wedding at home or in a cafe;
- dishes from vegetables and mushrooms. Dishes from fresh vegetables are an important part of the menu for a wedding in the summer or in the autumn. In winter and spring, fresh vegetables are sometimes replaced with sauerkraut and salted, as well as mushrooms;
- main hot dishes. Professional culinary experts recommend that as the main dishes for the wedding feast choose dishes that will simultaneously decorate the table. For example, a whole turkey, piglet, fish. These dishes can be placed in the center of the table at the beginning of the feast, and put the time for their serving to warm up and cut;
- dessert. In any menu for a wedding - at home, in a cafe or restaurant, a festive cake should be included. Together with the cake on the table, tea and coffee are served, depending on the preferences of the guests. The wedding cake is usually cooked by weight - about 1.5-2 kg for 10 guests. For an inexpensive menu for a wedding cake can be quite simple. And if material possibilities allow, it is possible to order a multi-tiered, beautifully decorated wedding cake.
When making a menu for a wedding, it is important to consider the preferences of the guests.
It is not uncommon for the couple to prefer to celebrate the second day of the wedding in nature or at home. The menu on the second day of the wedding may not be so diverse. It is believed that enough 2-3 types of salads, several types of snacks and one hot dish. In the summer menu for a wedding in nature, you can include shish kebab and grilled vegetables. An excellent dish is a fish baked on a brazier. At home, in the menu of the second day of the wedding, you can include broth.