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Sunday, September 12, 2010

Italian Weddings

While I was in Italy with D, we went to an Italian wedding. I thought it would be more similar to an American style wedding than it was, but, I guess I was wrong.

The ceremony is part of the typical church service. After that is over, the reception is held nearby for about 8 hours and consists almost entirely of one activity: eating. Obviously, food is extremely important in the Italian culture so that is what we did: eat, drink, and when it was over---dance a bit.

This is what we had.

Appetizers

Course 1: Ravioli with mushroom and a type of meat that I seem to forget (Daniele's favorite)


Course 2: Pumpkin and Balsamic Vinegar Risotto (my favorite)


Course 3: Pork Chop with Sauteed Zucchini and Eggplant Parmesian


Course 4: Veal with Fried Potatoes


Dessert: Wedding Cake and Dessert Liquors (not pictured)


D had two servings of each, except for the wedding cake and the risotto. I had one serving of each. This was lunch and it is probably needless to say that we did not eat dinner.

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