What would you rather served at a wedding? Hog roast or paella?

[TheLuckyPearlCat]

Trying to decide on the cuisine for 100 people!
Thanks!

This sounds better than hog roast.

Which it never does it always comes with a Costco jar of applesauce and some stale buns
Honestly, It’ll just ruined the whole wedding serving that

I eat meat. A hog roast would make me feel sick.

Neither. Hog roast is just a fancy sandwich and lots of people don’t like it + it’s difficult to eat elegantly and not drip grease on your nice dress. Paella can be nice - but can be variable and is quite boring. They are both things that people will eat v quickly so the meal won’t last long. They are also not good value compared to other options - you’d be. Better off with a buffet or bbq. With the hog roast some people will have finished before the others have started. If you are having a v informal wedding and not expecting people to be particularly dressed up they could be ok. Basically in terms of dress code they are more ‘come as you are’ than ‘morning suit’. If I had travelled hours, paid for a hotel etc I’d be a bit unimpressed and probably still hungry.

If it's an outside caterer who specialises Id go hog roast. If it's the venue, then Paella would be my choice.

We used to love Paella, now we both cant eat it for differant reasons, dh is allergic to octopus & squid and myself have intolerances to all night shades
Dh can eat pork and smoked foods, I can't eat most high fat meats like pork or the seasoning.
HOWEVER I would ask the host would they mind I make a safe for us meal if one of us couldn't eat.

10 yrs ago we both could have partaked and enjoyed either!

Its one of the most common and serious allergens so if you have a title including the word paella as an option, your going to attract motr people responding with that issue. A lot of people wouldnt care either way so wouldnt respond. You'd mainly get the 'extremes'

But as it id, most of the paellas ive come across at events have been chicken.

Hog roast is difficult to eat and I would spill it down my outfit.
I would love to go to a wedding with paella on the menu - caters for veggies too.

My carer doesn't and my Dad didn't either.

I think a lot of people are put off by badly cooked rice in school.

If you are not doing a sit down meal then a couple of food trucks to give people a choice of what to eat.

I’m assuming you are looking for a fairly informal wedding meal that is easy to eat and pleases most palates? I would go with a Middle Eastern/Lebanese buffet - lamb with rice and cucumber yoghurt (falafel for vegetarians/vegans, plus things like hummus, baba ganoush, fatoush, tabbouleh, pitta bread.

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I wouldn’t eat either - not a meat eater particularly and have a serious allergy to shellfish. But if you put what it is on the invite I’d happily join you and just eat before or after.

I'm not a vegetarian but I also find the look of a hog roast stomach turning, I know that's not logical, but there we are.

Paella is a more practical choice and suits more people.

There aret caterers who just do paellas, they will be able to offer three or four different ones.

Neither - pork is problematic to many. As are carcasses! And the smell of roasting pork turn my stomach!

But with paella hanging around in the heat you have potential food poisoning issues with the rice

You didn’t ask for any other suggestions but here I am suggesting that a gourmet bbq catering service that offers a variety of foods.

It sounds like fun whatever you decide to do.

I'd eat either, but with 100 guests wouldn't it take ages to get everyone fed with either option? Same with the a street food van if there's only one of them. I don't understand the logistics!