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      <title>Russian salad on NATO summit café menu raises eyebrows</title>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;International officials and journalists were bemused to find “Russian Salad” on the top of the in-house restaurant menu, awaiting world leaders in the high-security NATO summit venue on the outskirts of Madrid on Tuesday as the main agenda is about Russia’s attack on Ukraine.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The melange of peas, potatoes, carrots and mayonnaise is a staple on Spanish restaurant menus but ahead of a summit at which Russia is expected to be labeled as a security threat in the alliance’s new strategic concept over its invasion of Ukraine, its presence on the menu caused consternation.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Russian salad at a NATO summit? I’m a little surprised by that choice of dish,” journalist Iñaki López told Spanish media outlet La Sexta.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The dish’s attractively high carb content appeared to trump its questionable name, however, and it reportedly sold out within hours.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;More diplomatic thought was applied to the menu served to visiting defense and foreign ministers at a banquet at the Baroque Santa Cruz Palace in Central Madrid on Tuesday evening.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Jose Andres, the Spanish chef featured in the Netflix series Chef’s Table who coordinated the meal, served the classic tapa but added “tomato dumplings” and re-christened it “Ukrainian salad” as he has done in his restaurants across Spain&lt;/p&gt;
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      <content:encoded xmlns="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<p><strong>International officials and journalists were bemused to find “Russian Salad” on the top of the in-house restaurant menu, awaiting world leaders in the high-security NATO summit venue on the outskirts of Madrid on Tuesday as the main agenda is about Russia’s attack on Ukraine.</strong></p>
<p>The melange of peas, potatoes, carrots and mayonnaise is a staple on Spanish restaurant menus but ahead of a summit at which Russia is expected to be labeled as a security threat in the alliance’s new strategic concept over its invasion of Ukraine, its presence on the menu caused consternation.</p>
<p>“Russian salad at a NATO summit? I’m a little surprised by that choice of dish,” journalist Iñaki López told Spanish media outlet La Sexta.</p>
<p>The dish’s attractively high carb content appeared to trump its questionable name, however, and it reportedly sold out within hours.</p>
<p>More diplomatic thought was applied to the menu served to visiting defense and foreign ministers at a banquet at the Baroque Santa Cruz Palace in Central Madrid on Tuesday evening.</p>
<p>Jose Andres, the Spanish chef featured in the Netflix series Chef’s Table who coordinated the meal, served the classic tapa but added “tomato dumplings” and re-christened it “Ukrainian salad” as he has done in his restaurants across Spain</p>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2022 15:41:24 +0500</pubDate>
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