Mr Kangaroo and I were privileged to attend a wedding of our dear friends Miss B and Mr J. And what a wedding it was! The ceremony was absolute beautiful, everything went so smoothly, everyone was so happy (hey, it was a wedding after all!) and the weather was gorgeous. The reception was held at the Fook Yuen Seafood Restaurant in Chatswood (a suburb in Sydney). I was so excited; this was to be my first ever full on Chinese Banquet!And here's what we had!
First course: Roast suckling pig with jellyfish and octopus
Second course: Fried Golden Stuffed Crab Claw
Dish no. 3: Steamed vegetables
Dish no. 4:Shark's fin soup 
5: Noodles with crab
6: Abalone and spinach
7: Steamed Perch
And the head and the tail which according to the tradition should be facing the most honored guest.
8: Chinese style chicken with crispy skinAnd Desserts!
Red bean pudding with lotus seeds
The wedding cake
And the sliced up wedding cake
Small Chinese cakes served with fruit
And here's the bridal bouquet I caught! This was my third time in a row! Now you too can learn how to master this art.
Oh, Maria! You are so very funny. "Now you can learn how to master this art"
ReplyDeleteThe food looks amazzzzing! Not that I have had the opportunity to try any of these things but it looks so interesting and mmmm tasty!
Glad you had such a nice time!
:-D Well I thought I shouldn't keep ALL the secrets to myself! It helps if you're about 11 inches taller than everyone else too!
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