Modern day, museum exhibit opening gala affair, artist was French but painted in Japan (where the museum is). What would be served? Artist lived in about 1840s if that makes a difference.
I was figuring finger food, but forgot to say so and I was posting from a Wii (point and click isn't the best way to type).
Oh man, great. I have to figure political history as well? See, the thing is it's not exactly our world (it's a Pokémon fanfic but saying "pseudoJapan" doesn't really establish much, and we don't know ANYTHING about "pseudoFrance" other than France apparently exists somewhere).
Ooooooh, I can see that beef thing. Certainly be interesting to play out since the main character of my fic has sensory issues and probably wouldn't take very well to eating raw meat.
The preceding comment was right on the money as far as it goes. I have a few further insights into French 19th century and Japanese modern culinary trends that might be helpful.
Stick to finger foods - Grilled Rabbit "Chops" with herbs from provence (rabbit "chops" are tiny, and can be frenched with some effort, then sauteed, and seared with hash marks with a hot wire.
Authentic french would also be Pate and Terrine, served chilled.
There should also be some very traditional Japanese cuisine, such as pickled vegetables cured in salt, grilled fish, thinly sliced fresh fish (served grilled or raw in vinegar sauce), and a variety of sliced fruit and nuts.
Beverages should include a good Burgundy, a Champagne, a Beaujolais, and Sake.
I didn't mean to suggest rabbit chops were Japanese, because they are not. I was taught how to dismember a whole rabbit as part of my culinary curriculum, and like all bone in animals, you can remove the sirloin (small though it might be) with the bone still on but the flesh removed (called Frenching).
Then you can take the tiny rabbit chops and treat them just like pork chops or lamb chops.
How frou-frou is this museum? Middle-class? They wouldn't bother matching food, they'd just serve standard fare... if they even had a reception to begin with. Cut strawberry shortcake or chocolate ganaches, cut sandwiches (about the size of two fingers: egg, tuna, ham), drinks (cheap wine from the supermarket, orange/apple juice, tea, maybe coffee but that depends). They'll have plates open with chips and Pocky, and there may or may not be dip
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I was figuring finger food, but forgot to say so and I was posting from a Wii (point and click isn't the best way to type).
Oh man, great. I have to figure political history as well? See, the thing is it's not exactly our world (it's a Pokémon fanfic but saying "pseudoJapan" doesn't really establish much, and we don't know ANYTHING about "pseudoFrance" other than France apparently exists somewhere).
Ooooooh, I can see that beef thing. Certainly be interesting to play out since the main character of my fic has sensory issues and probably wouldn't take very well to eating raw meat.
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Stick to finger foods - Grilled Rabbit "Chops" with herbs from provence (rabbit "chops" are tiny, and can be frenched with some effort, then sauteed, and seared with hash marks with a hot wire.
Authentic french would also be Pate and Terrine, served chilled.
There should also be some very traditional Japanese cuisine, such as pickled vegetables cured in salt, grilled fish, thinly sliced fresh fish (served grilled or raw in vinegar sauce), and a variety of sliced fruit and nuts.
Beverages should include a good Burgundy, a Champagne, a Beaujolais, and Sake.
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Also thinking finger foods, but I was posting from the Wii and long posts are almost impossible.
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To the OP: don't forget sweets. "Chou cream" (pastry puffs with cream inside), fruit tarts, cut sandwiches...
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Then you can take the tiny rabbit chops and treat them just like pork chops or lamb chops.
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