Mexican Wedding Food
A Mexican themed wedding is never complete without Mexican wedding food of some sort. Mexican weddings are full of traditions. Even the food being served play an important role in following these traditions. The Mexican wedding food often include tortilla dishes, beef, and chicken, beans, and spicy rice. Sangria is also generously served in addition to red wine and white wine which are mixed with sugar, brandy, fruit juice and soda water.
The Mexican wedding reception is very family oriented. In small wedding celebrations, the priorities are on families and very close friends. The Mexican wedding food adds to the sheer festivities. The appetizers consist of empanadas or breads that are stuffed with beef or chicken fillings as well as pasteles, and Puerto Rican meat patties among many others. Spanish Tapas, Colombian pastries with meat and vegetables are included as well. Other expected dishes are arroz con pollo, paella, rice and beans, and fried plantains among several others.
The wedding cake is another part in the well known array of Mexican wedding food. This is commonly a fruit cake that has been soaked with a special kind of rhum. The Mexican wedding cake is also known as Swedish tea cake, Viennese sugar bell and Italian butternut. A traditional Mexican wedding cake are round pastry balls which look like snowballs. They are stacked high on a tray and serve as the ultimate wedding dessert. Also included are Pastelitos De Boda and Mexican cookies which have nuts in them. During the reception, activities such as Money Dance are expected. This is when each man who dances with the bride will pin money to her dress to support the newlyweds in their expenses for their honeymoon. There are many more interesting characteristics that make up a Mexican wedding. The Mexican wedding food alone plays an important role in the joyous wedding celebration.