IN Hiroshima They are greeted by Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. G7 leadersfrom the most advanced industrialized countries of the world, to the summit, which starts tomorrow, Friday.
The leaders of the United States, Japan, Germany, France, Britain, Italy and Canada will discuss strengthening sanctions against Russia and protecting them from China’s “economic coercion” in an attempt to present a united front against Moscow and Beijing.
The leaders who will spend three days in the city, which for the first time in the history of mankind was subjected to atomic bombing and since then has been a symbol of peace, they will taste the local delicacies of the area.
According to The Guardian, the menu that will appeal to dignitaries will include, among other things, okonomiyakia specialty of Hiroshima that emerged after the devastating bombing of August 1945, but also local huge oysters.
Hiroshima growers have been pushing for months to include their products in four official meals over two days of session. In fact, according to the information, the owner, Fumio Kishida, personally intervened to make the menu fit his personal preferences.
Leaders will be called to be secrets of the so-called Washoku,
a culture based on a combination of skills, knowledge and practice, as well as traditions related to the preparation, processing, preparation and consumption of food).
On Saturday, when Joe Biden becomes the second sitting U.S. president after Barack Obama to visit the Peace Memorial, the business lunch will include marinated salmon, Japanese scorpion and chicken ballotina, with lemon wedges with citrus cream and sake.
The working dinner will take place in ryokan (traditional Japanese housing) on Miyajima Island in Hiroshima. Dinner will open with Japanese Inland Sea seafood and sea bream soup, while the main menu will include Hiroshima beef eel sushi and dessert with traditional local sweets.
However, some menu items may be a challenge for less adventurous gourmets or “uneducated” wakaku leaders. Among other things, taro roots and sea urchins stuffed with natto (fermented soybeans with a spicy smell and sticky texture) prepared at a Buddhist temple in Kyoto will be served, as well as a Hiroshima specialty, okonomiyaki (e.g. street food between a pancake and an omelette containing vegetables, meat, seafood, or whatever the interested party chooses).
However, those who are more familiar with Japanese tastes will definitely appreciate the famous one. wagyu beef, tame them, miso and of course sake (an alcoholic drink obtained from the fermentation of rice), which will accompany all meals.
Kishida, who was elected in Hiroshima district, reportedly played a key role in the choice of dishes, collaborating for several months with producers and chefs from the city.
Source: Guardian
Source: Kathimerini
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