On Nov. 7, a photo of Trump eating a burger with Shinzo Abe during his visit to Japan caught fire. It is understood that Abe carefully prepared this lunch, not only to cater to Trump's love of junk food habits, but also deliberately use the U.S. imported beef production, can be described as "full of love".
Today (7) at noon, Trump left Japan for another ally, South Korea, for a state visit. South Korean media said on June 6 that Cheong Wa Dae had gone to great lengths to prepare for the dinner, spurred on by the fact that Japan had offered Trump a "beef burger made in the United States".
Cheong Wa Dae's state dinner menu, one of the appetizers, including corn porridge
Cheong Wa Dae said he hoped to entertain Trump's state dinner, not only to cater to Trump's tastes to the maximum extent possible, but also on the basis of the South Korean flavor, and also to retain the significance of the South Korea-U.S. alliance. After some intensive preparations, the menu for Moon's banquet for Trump has finally been unveiled.
The menu disclosed by Cheong Wa Dae includes grilled halibut from the island of Geoje, Korean beef ribs and chocolate cake, South Korea 7 reported. The most notable of these is the appetizer set.
It is understood that this package, there are corn porridge, sweet potato and pumpkin paste, burdock small vegetables, fried lotus root and other vegetarian food, called by the Cheong Wa Dae "rescue crops". Cheong Wa Dae explained that in the past, South Koreans had a hard life, and relied on these worthless crops to fill their stomachs. Now that times have changed, the "salvage crops" have become a much sought-after health food. This is a symbol of the multiplied value of the South Korea-U.S. alliance.
Cheong Wa Dae also said that grilled halibut, one of Trump's favorite seafoods, is produced on the island of Geoje, which is in Moon's hometown of Gyeongsangnam-do. Also, the sake chosen for the dinner toast was made by a local South Korean company.
It is understood that after arriving in South Korea on the 7th, Trump will first visit the Pyeongtaek base of the U.S. military in South Korea, and then hold talks with Moon Jae-in. The two presidents will reaffirm in the talks that the ROK-US alliance is still consolidated, have an in-depth exchange of views on North Korea, and focus on bilateral economic issues such as revising the ROK-US FTA. After the talks, the two leaders will hold a joint press conference.8 Trump will give a speech at the South Korean National Assembly after visiting the country and talking with Speaker of the National Assembly Ding Se-kyun.