Hong Kong Is Lovin' McDonald's Wedding Services
By Chinese betrothal custom, the groom presents his bride's family with a whole, celebratory suckling pig. The pork, a culinary symbol of the girl's virginity, is roasted patiently to a crackling ruddy brown. But at a recent engagement party in Hong Kong, the food came quickly, turned out by restaurant workers at the pace of the city stirring outside. Guests on swivel seats raised chocolate milkshakes in a giddy toast. The couple shared a long, red-splotched French fry, meeting midway for a kiss. Before their loved ones and beneath a pair of golden arches, husband-to-be Kelvin Kwong explained earnestly, "Ashley loves ketchup."
