.. the most powerful leaders of the most powerful nations, met to discuss the Global Food Crisis. and they of course had cheese — it was part of the 6th course — of 8 courses..
You would think that in the modern world, it would be possible for 8 leaders of 8 nations (even 16 leaders of 16 nations) to have a virtual one-on-one. they don’t have to actually physically travel – when the energy crisis is upon us all…. and, if they didn’t travel then they wouldn’t be pilloried for the food that they are consuming extravagant menu -while discussing the food crisis.
world leaders triggered outrage today by feasting on a lavish six-course lunch followed by an eight-course, 18-dish dinner at a summit focusing on the global food crisis.
First course:
Amuse-bouche
Corn stuffed with caviar
Smoked Salmon and Sea Urchin “Pain Surprise style”
Hot Onion Tart
Winter Lily Bulb and Summer Savory
Second course:
Folding Fan Modeled Tray decorated with Bamboo Grasses for Tanabata Festival
Kelp-flavoured cold Kyoto Beef shabu-shabu, asparagus dressed with sesame cream
Diced fatty flesh of Tuna Fish, Avocado and Jellied Soy Sauce, and Japanese Herb “Shiso”
Boiled clam, tomato, Japanese Herb “shiso” in jellied clear soup of clam
Water Shield and Pink Conger dressed with Vinegary Soy Sauce
Boiled Prawn and Jellied Tosazu-Vinegar
Grilled Eel rolled around Burdock strip
Sweet Potato
Fried and Seasoned Goby with Soy Sauce and Sugar
Third course:
Hairy Crab “Kegani” Bisque Style Soup
Fourth course:
Salt-Grilled Bighand Thornyhead with Vinegary Water Pepper Sauce
Fifth course:
Poele of Milk Fed lamb from “Shiranuka” flavoured with aromatic herbs and mustard and roasted Lamb with “cepes” and Black Truffle with emulsion sauce of Lamb’s stock and pine seed oil
Sixth course:
Our special selection Cheese, lavender honet and caramelized nuts
Seventh course:
G8 Fantasy dessert
Eighth course:
Coffee served with Candied Fruits and Vegetables
Wines:
Le Reve Grand Cru Brut/La Seule Gloire Champagne
ISOJIMAN Junmai Daiginjo Nakadori (Sake)/Isojiman Shuzo Shizuoka
Corton Charlemagne 2005/Louis Latour Bourgogne
Ridge California Monte Bello 1997
I take it that none of the leaders are vegetarian. And, i hope that the meal was worth it !!!
Hey there
very poignant and witty !
Will they be able go get anything substantial done?
on a pensive note
if not the guillotine at least Cholesterol will take its tool on them.
Wow. This menu makes words like “Excessive” or “extravagant” seem positively mild.
It’s hard to feel sympathetic about the food crisis when your stomach is groaning over too much food. I hope they all got indigestion 😛
such irony! but i really wonder if any of those men ate all of this and stayed awake for the rest of the discussion…
@Prax- the mess that our esteemed leaders get us into .. i don’t think that anyone will miss them even if the guillotine happened 🙂
@Lekhni – i only understood ‘sweet potato’ in the entire menu .. and of course the stuff after the 6th course… but it does seem like a lot of rich food for some fairly elderly men 🙂
@vrisha – i often wonder about why they need to get away for this little junket… is there a point … and would they really miss too much if they fall asleep 🙂
When things like this start getting discussed, one can be certain that the silly season volume 1 is upon us.
Harini:
Chances are this is a degustation menu where everything is served in tea-spoon size, no more.
Besides this makes me recall a Royal Society lunch served at a discussion re bio-diversity. On the menu? Cod. I rest my case 🙂
and it possibly sounds more exotic than it is when it is translated from the original japanese
idli and chutney can be translated as soft steamed rice puff with green mint sauce and coconut with chilli and coriander !
ouch ….