Please let me know which country you're from and is there some hidden meaning about the dessert you serve to the guests or the newly webbed couples?
In Chinese culture, the desserts usually have hidden meanings like - "Happy together for hundred years", "laughing all the time", "to have more babies", etc.
2007-06-04 16:17:54 · 18 answers · asked by Aileen HK 6 in Food & Drink ➔ Ethnic Cuisine
malaysia: a malay dessert called bubur putih bubur merah. Its
actually rice porridge turned dessert by separating it in two. One part will be mixed with coconut milk. The other part mixed with caramelized sugar. Serve them in a bowl which appears half white and half browned. To eat it, u have to mix the two together to find a balanced flavour. It signifies balance, unity and harmony.
its no longer a popular dessert here but since its a family tradition, my mother made them on special occasions.
2007-06-05 01:02:09 · answer #1 · answered by Say what? 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I live in Houston, Texas, USA. There is always a wedding cake that is the centerpiece of any wedding. There is usually no hidden meaning but a lot of time, effort and expense goes into its creation.
We have a ceremony before the wedding called the Rehersal Dinner. There, the Groom's parents throw the party and they can select any theme: from bbq to an 8 course meal. Usually, this meal is more creative, relaxed and fun. Special items may be chosen as extensions of the couple's personallity. Since we are a country of immigrants, a Chinese couple would be expected to have a traditional meal at this time, if not at the wedding ceremony.
I have been to several Chinese weddings and have loved each one. I will be in Beijing, Shanghai and Dalian in a few weeks and cannot wait to explore some more. Best wishes.
2007-06-06 09:55:51 · answer #2 · answered by Texas Cowboy 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
In Mexico the wedding cake is usually the dessert, but in fancier weddings, a fancy dessert is served and the cake is left to those who wish to eat a piece of it. The desserts are usually ice cream in different versions, with fruit, with chocolate, in a chocolate cup, or a mousse made with an exotic tropical fruit, sometimes it is a oven baked fruit served in a pocket of puff pastry or just glazed with a wine or a fruit sauce. No they do not have a special meaning, but wedding cakes are made up of several cakes of different heights. One of these cakes is saved and placed well covered in the freezer for a year. The couple then shares it during their first wedding anniversary.
2007-06-04 17:25:49 · answer #3 · answered by Karan 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are two desserts served at a wedding. The bride's cake is white, and the groom's cake is chocolate. Here there may be meaning to things we do, but since there are many cultures mixed together the meaning is usually lost. The white cake, like the bride's dress is to signify purity, she is a virgin. The groom's cake is what people like to eat, since a white cake does not have much taste. I am from Texas, I hope you remember.
2007-06-07 09:08:08 · answer #4 · answered by lestermount 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I'm an American from Sicilian and German descent, but I've become pretty much immersed in Middle Eastern culture and gastronomy, so my wedding desserts would probably be as follows:
baklava (predictable, yes, but a classic)
fresh stone fruit, blood oranges, and melon, drizzled with honey
fig yufka pastries with vanilla sauce (which I have in a cookbook)
Almond milk
spiced tea
As for the wedding cake... no yellow/white or chocolate cake for me...blech. Perhaps an almond or semolina base, or spice cake with apricot or lemon filling would be more appropos.
2007-06-07 07:37:17 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends. The bride's parents usually pay for the wedding ceremony while the bride and groom pay for the rehearsal dinner. The bride is responsible for her dress, flowers and other incidentals. The groom's tux is usually rented and they will also pay for that. The groomsmen's and bridesmaid's outfits are paid for by those people. It just depends on the funds different peolpe have available to them and what each could afford. There are no real rules.
2016-04-01 02:42:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
From java, Indonesia, it s a kind of fresh drinks which contains jelly, fruits coctail ( optional) in coconut milk and molasses or palm sugar liquid, and a substance made from rice which jelly type coloured in red or green.
The meaning is to be grounded and happy forever, not only for the weds but for all the people.
But to the weds, if the people like it, it is will bless them with a prosperity.
2007-06-04 22:11:01 · answer #7 · answered by tresyabedkowska 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
USA: The Wedding Cake
(aka Bride's Cake, and sometimes The Groom's Cake, which is usually chocolate)
2007-06-04 17:43:03 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Chinese - Usually, lotus seed, red dates and lily bulbs boiled in syrup. Like you mentioned, "Happy together for hundred years". But nowadays, other desserts such as Chinese pancakes with red bean filling, mini paus with lotus filling, glutinous rice balls are also served with the sweet soup.
2007-06-04 21:32:43 · answer #9 · answered by ©act⊍⊍a® 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
USA: The Wedding Cake
(aka Bride's Cake, and sometimes The Groom's Cake, which is usually chocolate)
2007-06-04 16:21:35 · answer #10 · answered by Sugar Pie 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋