Glossary F
- Food Trivia: Donuts as symbols : Yemeni wedding celebrations include the entire community.
On a wedding day, all of the women in the bride's family prepare the feast for the wedding reception. This includes the traditional sweetened fritters and donuts that symbolize a sweet life for the newlyweds.
- Food Trivia: Loaf as wedding symbol : in Bulgaria, during the wedding reception, the groom’s mother feeds the newlyweds a sweet honeyed cake and wine and wishes them a long and sweet life together. She then holds a loaf of freshly-baked bread over her head and invites the couple to each pull one end of it; whichever one gets the bigger piece will have the biggest role in the new family.
- Food Trivia: Food and Polish wedding : In Poland, the sharing of bread, salt and wine is an important feature of weddings. The parents of the newly married couple will present them with rye bread, lightly sprinkled with salt, and a glass of wine. The bread represents the hope that the bride and groom will never go hungry. The salt is a reminder that life may be difficult at times, but that they will learn to cope. The wine symbolizes the desire that the couple will never go thirsty, and that their lives will be filled with health and happiness.
Finlandia refers to the internationally known vodka that became one of the most recognized symbols of Finland. Launched in 1970, Finlandia is has been exported to many countries all over the world, specifically the American and Asian markets, where it became popular. Aside from the traditional pure vodka, Finlandia is available in several flavors namely: lime, mango, pineapple, cranberry, blackcurrant and many more. Likewise, Finlandia is now being used an ingredient of so many popular cocktails, like Ampiainen, Kiss me Quick, Hoo Doo, Midnight Sun, Heat of the Heart, etc
Fios de Ovos are strings of sweetened eggs which is one of the desserts from Aveiro which orginated from the old convents. Just like Ovos Moles, Fios de Ovos is made from eggs and sugar.
Aveiro is a Portuguese city located in central littoral zone.
Food Culture refers to the entire system of beliefs and practices concerning food production, acquisition, distribution, and consumption, characteristic of a particular group or community.