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Cakes at actual Hindu weddings is almost never a thing. You might have them before the wedding - at the engagement for instance. But weddings are almost always
by puranjay 8y ago
Cakes at actual Hindu weddings is almost never a thing. You might have them before the wedding - at the engagement for instance. But weddings are almost always filled with Indian sweets
- philliphaydon 8y agoAre you sure? I literally just googled and the first thing that came up was: > http://thebigfatindianwedding.com/2014/the-essential-guide-to-hindu-weddings-food-and-desserts http://thebigfatindianwedding.com/2014/the-essential-guide-t... > Many modern Hindu weddings will also have a giant, tiered cake at the reception that the couple cut and do that whole cake-face-smear thing. This is an obvious Western influence, but you can keep it in the right cricket-field at least by doing something like a mehndi or chai-infused cake. Just a suggestion.
- nonamechicken 8y agoLiving in India for 30+ years. I am hearing this for the first time. In my state in South India, I am 100% sure there is no cake at any stage of the wedding for Hindus or Muslims.
- madcaptenor 8y agoDoes Indian cuisine (and I realize that I'm sweeping a lot of complexity under the rug) include cake?
- jdietrich 8y agoPredominantly not. Traditional Indian sweets and desserts tend to be milk-based puddings, deep fried items or soft candies similar to fudge, caramel or marzipan. You can't really bake a cake in a tandoor.
- nonamechicken 8y agoAs far as I know, cake is not part of Indian cuisine. I am from the state of Kerala (South India). All the bakeries here sell a few types of cakes. Your question made me curious and I started searching for history of cake in Kerala and came across this: https://www.thebetterindia.com/125658/kerala-mambally-bapu-thalasserry-india-christmas-cake/ https://www.thebetterindia.com/125658/kerala-mambally-bapu-t... https://m.facebook.com/tellydiary/posts/600462363372968 https://m.facebook.com/tellydiary/posts/600462363372968 Looks like it started in 1880s. I am big fan of plum cakes that we get in Kerala.
- puranjay 8y agoNot really. But cake is a part of birthday celebrations and you'll find bakeries selling cake virtually everywhere.
- philliphaydon 8y agoI'm just going by what my co-workers say. I've personally never been to India. But maybe it's a new thing. Some do it, most don't. My original comment about it being the norm tho, would be better worded as: 'In Asia where weddings have cake, it seems to be the norm that the cake is often fake'
- Karupan 8y agoHave never seen cake in a Hindu wedding. This is the first I’m hearing about it.
- gamblor956 8y agoBeen to a dozen Indian weddings (in the US and India). At the weddings in India, no cake. At all of the weddings in the US, there was cake, regardless of the couples' religion(s). But they were all real cakes; after the couple made the first cut, people lined up to watch the caterers cut the rest of the cake and grab pieces as they were laid out.
- puranjay 8y agoLived all my life in India. I'm 30, married, and as are all my friends. There was no cake at any wedding I've ever attended. From your own link: "Western wedding cakes, along with Western pastries like macarons, are becoming more and more common at weddings" Are becoming popular. Though I doubt what metric they used to measure that