In the Hautes-Pyrenees region, Xi Jinping and French President Emmanuel Macron and their spouses dined at Macron’s friend Eric Abadie’s mountain restaurant on Col du Tourmalet. But as he wrote Le Figaro, This time, the French President’s favorite dessert, “Russian cake”, was not served.
The pre-agreed menu, prepared several weeks before arrival, included a dessert called “Russian cake”, a traditional Pyrenean dish made from pralines.
This dessert of Oloron-Sainte-Marie, made of macarons and pralines, takes its name from the legend about its recipe, which is said to come from Crimea. The appearance of the cake sprinkled with powdered sugar resembles the snow-covered vast expanses of Russia.
It is known that the first French president who valued his taste was François Mitterrand. The cake was later tasted by Jacques Chirac and Nicolas Sarkozy and approved to be served at receptions. Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron also loved this dessert.
Journalists reported that due to the current international situation, it was decided at the last moment to replace the “Russian cake” with blueberry pie.
In addition, traditional local soup and lamb confit dish with Bigorre black pork ham were served to the heads of state and their spouses.
Earlier, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic solemnly to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping at Belgrade airport.
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Source: Gazeta
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