The quintessential wedding feast has undergone a drastic and dramatic change in the last decade. Buffets crammed with generic multi-cuisine stalls and live pasta stations are sights rarely seen at weddings. Refined sit-down dinners featuring three- or five-course menus is the trend of the day. The concepts of grazing tables and flying buffets are also finding takers as The Hindu points out. In the former, guests mingle over arrangements of appetisers and cheeses, while in the latter, pre-plated food is offered at their seats. Wedding Affair mentions the popular kind of wedding feast menus that are more prominent these days! Have a look and include these in your wedding feast for refined and modern delights for your guests.
Molecular Gastronomy
Although, this concept has been there in popular culture for some time. It recently made its way into Indian weddings as well. Thanks to food experts who apply science in order to produce delectable dishes, molecular gastronomy is a welcoming sight at some weddings. Foods with astounding textures, shapes and taste with careful craftsmanship have carved their way in this celebration. NDTV explains that one of the most popular desserts that are enjoyed the most is liquid nitrogen ice cream.
Bite-sized desserts
One can’t just expect Gulab Jamun and jalebi at the wedding feast now! People want to taste those chocolaty and sugary delights at the wedding. Therefore, couples ensure keeping bite-sized chocolate desserts at their wedding feast. These add depths of various cuisines around the globe right there on the wedding menu. Hence, don’t miss out on these. The little guests definitely enjoy the dessert section the most!
South-East Asian Flavours
Today, an Asian menu is more likely to feature modern Malay and Thai flavours (rather than just Chinese and Thai curries). For instance, Mumbai restaurateur Farrokh Khambata’s edamame and water chestnut sa khoo is a contemporary vegetarian take on the royal art of making rice flour dumplings with pork. Also, with Indian globetrotters developing discerning palates, lesser-known international cuisines, like Korean and Peruvian, are gaining attention. (Source: The Hindu)
Risotto
Risottos are gaining quite some popularity in Indian wedding spheres these days. As pasta is a kind of comfort food everyone indulges in these days, risottos are seeing a rise on the wedding menu. And the greatest edge of this food over other kinds is that it is not just for the ‘kids’, everyone loves it, from the elders to the younger lot! Italian staple risottos are reaching the popularity index of pizzas and pasta for popular menu and dinner feasts. They are light and a little bland, and hence hugely compensate for the spicy Indian flavour.
Dumplings
Bhakti Mehta, the owner of Bombay-based catering service Little Food Co explains to ToI, “A lot of young couples are looking to have their weddings at compact venues like a bungalow with an outdoor setting. It is not restrictive of the kind of food we do. Even if it’s familiar cuisine, the idea is to make it more authentic. People know the ingredients of every dish nowadays.” Indian weddings are adapting the food truck theme. And street-style global food items in India are making their way into the wedding feast. Hence, momos are definitely one integral item to include. Eat desi dumplings and enjoy the feast.
