Food wastage during wedding might be due to several reasons, for instance, less guest’s turn-out, excessive food quantity cooked in advance and many more. Following are a few tips that need to be considered to ensure food does not get wasted during such large-scale ceremonies.
Marriages in India have a buffet system; where in a large variety of food is kept in unlimited quantity and the guests are free to serve themselves. In this a huge amount of food gets wasted, either because of excessive quantity being cooked or served. This can be avoided by introducing the menu system during such events. The guests will be free to order from a fixed number of dishes and the quantity can be controlled according to the number of people ordering it. This not only saves food but is light on the pocket too.
2. Get guests confirmation in advance:
The system of RSVP is quite popular abroad. As per Indian practice, large number of guests and relatives from all over places are invited for the wedding. Invitations are sent to many; however, many a times the number of guests that actually turn out is comparatively lesser. Keeping this in view, RSVP system best suits Indian wedding culture, wherein a confirmation from guests helps to understand the total turn out. That said, there might be last minute cancellations, however, the numbers would be miniscule.
3. Variety of Food:
It is essential to be aware that majority of Indians still prefer traditional Indian cuisine during wedding and engagement. People of all age groups come for the wedding; hence it is always convenient to keep more Indian cuisines than experimenting with something that most people might not prefer. This will result in less wastage and more appreciation by the guests too.
Ensure you appoint a service staff during the wedding. This helps to keep the quantity of food served to the guests including kids, in control and avoid any food wastage.
5. Maximum use of leftover food:
If the engagement ceremony follows the wedding, then you can always ask the caterer to design a menu that can use the wedding leftover food for the reception buffet or menu. This will be a perfect move to keep a check on your bills as well as save a lot of food from getting wasted.