[SUMMIT] Singapore food industry celebrates historic summit with special menus

By Park Sae-jin Posted : June 11, 2018, 16:24 Updated : June 11, 2018, 16:24

[Harmony Nasi Lemak]


SINGAPORE -- As talks between U.S President Donald Trump and North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un draw closer, the food industry in Singapore gears itself up, recreating their menus by introducing summit-themed food and drinks to commemorate the historic event.

As Singapore prepares for its role as a host nation, visitors and locals are offered with a wide variety of Trump-Kim themed food.

Harmony Nasi Lemak, a local restaurant, came up with a new menu called "Trump-Kim Chi Nasi Lemak". included in the advertisement is a hashtag mentioning "#MakeHarmonyGreatAgain". The dish combines dry-aged beef from the U.S. and Kimchi served in a bowl with chopsticks, presenting itself as a symbol of the Asian culture. Nasi Lemak is a popular fragrant rice dish cooked in coconut milk.

 

[Lucha Loco ]



Another local Mexican restaurant Lucha Loco invented a dish named "The Loco Taco Summit", with a slogan "Let’s Taco Bout It". The dish featured "El Gringo" and "El Hombre Cohete", representing Trump as El Trumpo and Kim as the Rocketman. El Trumpo had beef patty and melted cheese in it while the Rocketman has Korean fried chicken with spicy dressing on it.

The specialty menus caught the eyes of reporters and tourists. Their images were shared via social media. The festive mood in Singapore heightened as Howard X and Dennis Alan, who are well known for their Trump-Kim impersonation, appeared at an event held at Bugis Junction Mall, a famous shopping mall in downtown Singapore, on June 9.

The Singaporean government agrees that the summit is an "incredible branding opportunity" that goes "beyond marketing and branding." "This is an opportunity where there’s enormous global attention on Singapore as the host site, and on Singaporean and our capabilities, for us to make a difference," Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan told reporters last week.

This story was contributed by Jazin Wee, an editorial assistant.
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