2024-05-08 11:42:46
Homemade meals from Pierre Garnier, red wine from Château Lafitte Rothschild and a Chanel handbag with the pearl logo.
Here are some of the foods and gifts that Chinese President Xi Jinping received during his state visit to France on the 5th and 7th. French President Emmanuel Macron “warmly” welcomed Xi Jinping, who visited France for the first time in five years. Meals, gifts and places to visit were carefully and meticulously planned. While subtly displaying the cultural power of France, he does not forget a delicate consideration for China.
Three great French chefs attended the state banquet on the 6th organized at the Elysée Palace in Paris, the official residence of the French president. Mauro Colagreco and Pierre Garnier, famous 3 Michelin star chefs, were responsible for the starters and main courses respectively, and Nina Meteier, who recently became a starred pastry chef, created the dessert. Pierre Garnier is a renowned chef who also opened his own restaurant at the Lotte Hotel in Seoul.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan, French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron leave the official welcoming ceremony held at the Hôtel National des Invalides in Paris, Monday May 6. /AP Yonhap News
Famous wines have been added to the premium cuisine prepared by world-class chefs. Xi Jinping and Macron first drank “Moët & Chandon Imperial Brut Rosé” champagne as an aperitif. The crab meat and caviar served as a starter were accompanied by “Corton Charlemagne Grand Cru 2020” white wine. The main course, grilled chicken fillet topped with vin jaune sauce, was served with red wine “Château Lafitte Rothschild 2007”, one of the most famous Bordeaux wines in the world.
The dessert, composed of Galosi cheese, spring strawberries, crispy meringue and whipped cream, was accompanied by “Perrier-Jouet Belle Epoque Rosé 2014” champagne. After the meal, “Martel Cordon Bleu XO Cognac” was served as a finishing touch. French media analyzed that “it was unusual that rosé champagne, rather than white, was served at the dinner at the Elysée”, adding that “the food was also decorated with red flowers, given Chinese culture ( who likes the color red).”
Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan talk with French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron at a restaurant in Col du Tourmalet in the French Pyrenees, May 7, 2024. /Xinhua Yonhap News
On the 7th, the last day of Xi Jinping’s visit, Macron took Xi Jinping and his wife to the “Col du Tourmalet” at the foot of the Pyrenees in southwest France, the hometown of his maternal grandmother . It is a mountain village with a ski resort nearby. It is known that Macron often visited this place as a child and spent time with his maternal grandmother. Xi Jinping was invited to a place filled with childhood memories. Brigitte Macron told Xi Jinping: “This is the first time my husband has brought a foreign guest here. » That day, Macron served lunch in a traditional Pyrenees restaurant run by his friend. Garbur soup with black pork ham, a local specialty, and lamb neck with beans and porcini mushrooms were served in turn. Dessert was blueberry pie. The drinks included the white wine “Pacherun du Big Ville Sec 2019” from Château Montus and the red wine “La Tir en Madirand 2018”. The “Château Bouscasse Brumaire 2013” appeared as a dessert wine.
At the event, Macron presented Xi Jinping with cognac, Château Montus wine, a beret and the sportswear of the winner of the Tour de France (a cycling race around France) for two consecutive years. The day before, Hennessy on French cognac.
Wines served by French President Emmanuel Macron during the state dinner of Chinese President Xi Jinping on the 6th / Guillaume Gomez Instagram
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