Food at a wedding in Italy (part 1)
What do you personally associate with a wedding? White dress, nerves, rings, toastmaster, photographer, guests, Banquet, competitions. What if we added the word” Italian “to”wedding”? Will something change? I am sure that for a couple of minutes you will think, and those of you who have seen the famous film “the Godfather” will remember what long scenes Francis Ford Coppola told about the wedding of don Corleone’s daughter.
And there is a logical explanation for this. The Italians have a real cult of food. They talk a lot about food, they don’t hesitate to look into the plates of their neighbors to evaluate the dish, and, obviously, they eat a lot. It would seem that in the Russian tradition, the wedding feast is the most significant part of the budget. But the way they approach the organization of the Banquet and food in Italy, can not be compared with what we are all used to. With each new wedding in Italy, I am more and more imbued with the spirit of” gluttony”, but at the same time each brings new experiences. It is time for you to learn some details about traditional Italian weddings.
Let anyone who thinks about getting married abroad and chooses to do Italy, imagine the scale of opportunities that exist in this country. Together with my colleague and assistant Vladimir, we prepared a delicious story about what Italians eat at weddings. Sincerely do not recommend reading this article to those who adhere to the diet, nervous and at night.
Italian cuisine
Snacks
Francesca and James ‘ wedding took place in June 2014 in Rome. After the Catholic wedding ceremony in one of the churches, the guests and the newlyweds went to a small village a dozen kilometers from the city center to celebrate this day in the shade of a beautiful garden.
Cheese plate photo
We were prepared for the fact that the food will be a lot and will be very tasty. James and a few of his friends were preparing for the day, losing weight. I understand them only when we arrived at the place and saw the full scale of the feast.
Wedding in Italy
In the garden, under the shade of the trees, were white tables, from which the smell and beauty beckoned snacks. How many were in the account? If you count in pieces and units, a few thousand.
Baked fish
If we take to the calculation of only the types of snacks, then there will be 5 tens. Yes, Yes, fifty different kinds of snacks. I forgot to mention that there were 150 guests.
Order a wedding Banquet in Italy
My most important question was: what a rich imagination must be a chef to make such a diverse menu.
Menu for a wedding
Yes, in Italy, the menu at the wedding Banquet is the responsibility of the chef, not the newlyweds. The last only choose, if I may say so, the theme of the dinner and to outline wishes, and the chef cooks. The main intrigue is not what dishes will be on the table, but how much they will be delicious: very tasty or very, very tasty.
How to cut prosciutto
For those who do not like to read, I have to say that some new dishes for myself, I have not discovered.
Assorted seafood
Usually, designed in the Italian tradition: sausages, cheeses, shrimp, octopus, mussels, prosciutto, bread, bruschetta, skewers, rolls of meat and fish, marinated fish, vegetables, zapechenaja fish, other marine reptiles, and even soups, fish tempura, tapas, corn chips with sasusaku, full deep-fried incredible difference and so much that the mouth and stomach can’t keep up with the eyes.
Prosciutto
Imagine how difficult it is to work and shoot when around this! But we’re super professionals, right?
What do Italians eat?
Fortunately, the Italians are never in a hurry, especially in food. The appetizers lasted three hours. All this while guests ate, talked, took pictures, congratulated young and just having a good time.
Squids
There was no hurry, no distraction from the conversation, the time passed,and the food did not become less.
Photos of Italian dishes
There was an idea to look into the kitchen and see where this tablecloth-Samobranka with endless stocks of shrimp, salami and cheese, but two priorities: to remove the events around and to remove samples from everything that was on the tables, prevailed.
Snacks for a wedding in Italy
The secret was in the kitchen.
