Choripan, meat and wine: the menu of presidents at the G20 summit

Leaders of the world's major economies will be sampling wines, meats and even the typical Argentinian choripan at the gala lunches and gala dinner at the G20 leaders' summit in Buenos Aires.

The dishes chosen will be clbadic representatives of local cuisine, which will be on display in an intense program of the summit: it will include a meeting between US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping at a time when the trade war is tense.

"The idea was to value Argentine products, all with seasonal, spring and typically Argentinian products that represent us"Tommy Perlberger, one of two chefs who own Eat, the company in charge of food service at the summit.

The chef explained that on Friday, the chefs go to lunch steak eye with flan with dulce de leche and coconut ice cream for dessert. However, the most creole note of the first meal of the event will be the choripanes that will serve as entry.

"We did a set search for what was the best chorizo ​​in Argentina. We ask to manufacture them especially of a size such that Do not be too grotesque, not too smalland the bread had to be a typical Argentine bakery bread"Perlberger explained.

On Friday night, at the Gala Dinner at the world-famous Teatro Colón, EAT will serve dignitaries. a "roll" of king crab from the southern province of Tierra del Fuego with lawyer and crisp almonds.

The December 1st luncheon, the last official meal of the summit, will feature the Patagonian lamb braised.

The dishes will be accompanied by wines from different points of Argentina and as many lunches as dinners will end with the usual local habit of having a coffee.

"I have a 30-year career, have participated in many important events and it's definitely on the podium," said Perlberger, who added, "It would be great if the presidents were delighted with our products and maybe it is someday or the other, some purchase from them.

(With information from Reuters)