抄録
The actual condition of entertainment in marriage ceremonies from the Meiji to the early Showa era in Kagawa area was investigated by the data of the composition of materials in a meal set in the marriage ceremonies. Formalities of the meal set in the marriage ceremony were classified into two to seven ranks depending on the social rank of the guests. The distinction of the meal sets can be recognized from several viewpoints of composition of a meal set, foods and cooking methods etc. as follows : 1) Whether or not the meal set had four principal parts consisting of a formal meal set, 2) the number of courses of dishes in the meal set, 3) the number of dishes and food products contained in the course, 4) kind of dishes, and 5) kind of food products. Also, with respect to the same kind of food product, the rank of the meal set was determined according to the levels of difficulty of processing methods required for the dishes, the price, the size and weight of the portions, cutting techniques and various other quantitative and qualitative aspects.
