Wedding foods around the world

Wedding Foods Around the World I have chosen to do a report on the wedding foods around the world. I thought that this would be interesting to see and I was right. Different countries have different ways of celebrating certain traditions but sometimes we forgot that the American way is not the only way to do things. In researching about the foods I also learned about some other wedding traditions that were pretty neat that I just may have to keep in mind. The first area I started with was East European. The country I started with was Bulgaria. Sweet honeyed cake is what they use as their wedding cake. Honey cake is made with ingredients that include: flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cloves, vegetable oil, honey, white sugar, brown sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, coffee, and orange juice. Along with the honey cake they drink a traditional wine. This may include wines such as: Mavrud, Pamid, Gamza, Melnik, Dimvat, Misket, Muskat, Pelin and a few others. They also bake a fresh loaf of bread for the ceremony so that they couple could break the loaf and whomever got the larger part of the loaf would be the “leader” in the relationship. The next country is Belarus. The only thing that I could really find on this country was the wedding pie. This is not made of sugar and flour like the traditional American wedding cake, but of bread. The next country is Cretan. This country also using bread as their wedding cake but they add candied dried fruit to theirs. The spices they use also include; cinnamon, coriander, clove, allspice, anise, nutmeg and ginger. They also use rum, orange, lemon peels and almond. The last country is Eastern Europe is Poland. They are basically same as their surrounding countries: bread, salt and wines! Next we moved to Africa. I focused on South Africa. They drink wines and eat a lot of foods with wheat, pepper, salt, butter, herbs, water and honey. While Sudan focus on rice and candy. The rice is seen as a sign and hope for prosperity. In North America we are focusing mainly on Mexican traditions. They almost always have candy because it is placed in the traditional piñata that is broken during the ceremony. They also have a traditional wedding cake with fruit that has been soaked in rum. The foods that they focus on are pretty expected. Spicy rice, beans, tortilla dishes, with chicken and beef are what you could expect when attending the traditional Mexican wedding. The drink of choice is Sangria. This is an alcoholic drink made with certain types of fruits. Obviously we know what is traditional in the United States. I see it as flour and sugar wedding cake with champagne. The main food is usually a surprise because the bride and groom choose what is best for their guests. The last place I chose was the Caribbean. They eat a variety of different food which includes curried goat, spicy chicken jerky, fried plantains, and conch fritters. Another tradition that they have is what they call the black cake. This is made of flour, brown sugar, butter, cherries, raisins, prunes, currants and eggs. It is also served with hard rum sauces. The fruit that they use for the cake can be soaked in rum for anywhere from two weeks to one year. Each of these countries has different ways of celebrating the bondage of two people. They are all interesting and very important. Some of the food is chosen because of the taste and other is chosen because of the meaning it serves, such as the rice meaning prosperity. references www.satravelco.com/weddings www.worldweddingtraditions.com www.pratie.blogspot.com