As they waited for the advent of U.S. President Joe Biden and different international leaders withinside the excessive–protection NATO summit venue at the outskirts of Madrid on Tuesday, global officers and reporters had been bemused to find “Russian Salad” at the pinnacle of the in-residence eating place menu.
The melange of peas, potatoes, carrots and mayonnaise is a staple on Spanish eating place menus however beforehand of a summit at which Russia is anticipated to be labelled as a protection chance withinside the alliance’s new strategic idea over its invasion of Ukraine, its presence at the menu induced consternation.
“Russian salad at a NATO summit? I’m a bit amazed via way of means of that desire of dish,” journalist Iñaki López advised Spanish media outlet La Sexta.
The dish’s attractively excessive carb content material seemed to trump its questionable call however, and it reportedly bought out inside hours.
More diplomatic notion became carried out to the menu served to traveling defence and overseas ministers at a ceremonial dinner on the Baroque Santa Cruz Palace in Central Madrid on Tuesday evening.
Jose Andres, the Spanish chef featured withinside the Netflix collection Chef’s Table who coordinated the meal, served the conventional tapa however added “tomato dumplings” and re-christened it “Ukrainian salad” as he has carried out in his eating places throughout Spain.