This was a very interesting sheet was displayed at one of the Chinese weddings that I was at. It looks like this was translated directly from Chinese, so don’t expect proper English. I also do not know the author here, so I can’t provide any recognition to the write, but here it is verbatim.

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Banquet Menu

Chinese food has special symbolism: mostly wishes of happiness, longevity, or fertility. Below are descriptions for some of the dishes that will be served tonight. Thanks for joining us and enjoy!

1. Roasted Suckling Pig with Jelly Fish Platter
A wedding banquet starts with appetizers such as”dragon-phoenix” plates or cold plates that consist of various sliced meats and jellyfish. The dish represents prosperity with sucking pig representing gold and the jellyfish representing silver.

2. Pan Fried Whole Scallops
3. Stir-Fried Giant Shellfish and Shrimp
4. Fried Rice Cake with Seafood Soup
5. French Style Beef
6. Sauteed Sea Cucumber with Abalone and Mushroom
Serving sea cucumber with vegetables is a sign of selflessness because “sea cucumber” sounds like “good heart” and this dish wishes the couple to think in a similar way – to avoid conflict.

7. Prince Seafood Lobster
8. House Special Peking Duck
Red is the color for happiness, so serving Peking duck and lobster would signify joy and celebration. Also, serving the dish whole, i.e. with the head and legs would symbolize completeness.

9. Steamed Whole Fish
Serving fish would hope that the couple will experience a life together with abundance because “fish” sounds like “plentiful” in Chinese.

10. Yang Zhou Fried Rice
Rice is a basic staple in Chinese cuisine and it represents the many meals the couple will eat together in the future.

11. Mango Pudding
12. Sweet Forever Dessert Soup
Serving dessert wishes the newlyweds a sweet life. The hot sweet soup should contain lotus seeds (lian zi) and a bark-like vegetable (bak hop) to wish the newlyweds a hundred years of togetherness
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