Wedding in Japan is a large and important event. As a rule people spend a lot on it. Food takes one of the central places in this ceremony. Food creates an impression of the whole wedding. If it is good - the wedding is good, bad food cause negative impressions.

Most often mai-no okashira (ocean perch with head and tail) is cooked for wedding. Tai is eaten either fried or fresh as sashimi. Often iseebi, dish made of expensive shrimps, is cooked. In general ebi (shrimp) in Japan is a symbol of longevity and health, as its form (hump-backed with long moustache) reminds of a person who has lived a long life. Usually sekihan ("red rice") rice with kidney beans is cooked for marriage. For the Japanese red is a festival color. There might be European dishes in a wedding menu.

1. European menu
2. A European-Japanese menu
3. Japanese menu
4. Chinese menu

1. Zensai snack
2. Osuimono soup
3. Fish dish
4. Meat dish
5. Desert
6. Drinks (tea or coffee)

1. Zensai snack
2. Osuimono soup
3. Otsukuri (sashimi or sushi)
4. Nimono (a boiled dish)
5. Yakimono (a fried dish)
6. Mushimono (a dish, made on steam)
7. Agemono (a dish in hot fan)
8. Sunomono (a pickled dish)
9. Gohen (boiled rice)
10. Tsukemono
11. Misoshiru
12. Koudamono (fruits)
13. Amami (sweets)

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