Chinese Banquet
A traditional Chinese banquet is a ten-course meal served family-style. Each course is placed in the center of the table, and guests help themselves to the food.
For Myjanou and James' wedding banquet, the following will be served:
Appetizer Platter
(Honey BBQ Roast Pork, Five Spice Beef Slices, Sliced Pork Hock, Marinated Jellyfish, Baby Octopus)
Jumbo Shrimp
tossed in a honey cream sauce garnished with candied walnuts
Cantonese-Style Crispy Chicken
Abalone, Fish Maw, and Dried Scallops Chowder
Twin Sirloin Steak
served over bed of Chinese Broccoli
Stir-Fried Jumbo Shrimp and Fresh Scallops in Bird's Nest
Crispy Whole Grey Sole base served
with sautéed Grey Sole Fillets
Twin Lobster with Ginger and Scallion
Chicken Fried Rice
Phoenix Noodles
Sweet Red Bean Soup with Lotus Seeds and Lily Buds
Haitian Cake and Fancy Pastries
Additional Tips
With ten courses, not counting dessert, guests are advised to pace themselves over the course of the banquet.
It is very likely that guests will not be finished with a dish when it is time to make room for additional courses, so it is perfectly acceptable (and encouraged) to save any leftover food in to-go containers provided by restaurant staff.
