A Wedding Dinner

Last weekend I was at a wedding dinner. Now that I have in my possession a smartphone, I am a fiend at dinners. This dinner was no different. I was at my worst behavior (forgetting relatives' names among others) hence the photos for this post.

The dinner was supposed to start at 7:00pm and we got there on time. But of course, as Chinese wedding dinners go, it never starts on schedule. I made sure I had an ample lunch and I was fine. But as the clock ticked, I started feeling hungry.

This is the very pretty wedding favor. Inside were 2 pieces of cake. 

This is the chocolate layered cake. I ate one because I was hungry.

Soon more appeared in front of me muahahaha... Then we were served some peanuts and this jelly.

I had one and checked the menu. Nope this does not look like it was listed.

The Master of Ceremony took to the stage and soon a slideshow of the bride and groom at various stages of their life was shown. This seems to be standard practice at weddings. 

Then the lights were dimmed and the first course was served. Click!

I half expected my partner to kick me under the table but he didn't. Maybe this helped. 

Minum. Red Wine.

Of course I did not take a shot of every component of the starter. The starter is always the highlight for me. I liked every one of those small bites.

Next up was the scallop soup. There, much better, a scallop soup instead of sharksfin soup without the sharksfin. I liked this soup. It was served in individual servings.

Ah! The suckling pig! It was glorious, this one. The skin was so crispy and the meat tender and delicious. 

I know you hate me for this. Please excuse me, I loved this a lot. My partner took a trotter for me.

Then I had another. I told you, I was at my worst behavior. Then I eyed the head. I would have loved to eat the head - the cheeks and ears would have been delectable. But no, it was not appropriate in polite company. So, I looked sadly as the waiter took it away.

I'm afraid the pomfret was not as fresh as it could be, but still this was rather good. I seldom get a chance to eat pomfret, so I enjoyed this very much with a good serving of the spring onions.

Most people would love these prawns. It was quite good but I had only one.

I find it a hassle to peel prawns and I don't like getting my hands dirty. 

Mid-way through the dinner, there was a toast to the couple. Yaaaaaaammmmmm.....seng! Everyone was on their feet hollering at the top of their voices and in mid-yam seng, my partner let out a deafening bellow. It was so loud and he did it twice.  I almost jumped out of my skin, both times >.<

Dinner resumed soon after.

Yes, our serving of vegetables. I like this dish very much but by then I was quite full. 

Our carbs was served last and it was a very fragrant ginger fried rice.

It came in a metal container nestled in a scalloped bowl. The waiter mixed the rice with the coriander and the smell was wonderful. 

I was full and yet I had two servings of this very fragrant and appetizing fried rice. Loved it! 

The herbal jelly with bird's nest was very refreshing. There was supposed to be another item, some pastries but that did not materialize. I suppose the jelly served earlier was the substitute. No complaints as we were all stuffed.

The bride and groom together with their immediate families made their rounds to yam seng at each table. There was one halal table for the Muslim guests. I was rather amused with the toast at that table. Instead of yam seng they did this - mii...mii...mii...mii...miiiiinuuuummmm! I thought that was so cute :D

There is another wedding coming up a little later in the year. That is something to looks forwards to!