What’s on the lunch menu for the Trump-Kim meeting?

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After a session between the delegations from the two countries, US President Donald Trump and DPRK leader Kim Jong Un are sitting down for a working lunch.

Blend of western and Asian flavors as Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un sit down for working lunch following expanded bilateral talks. /Photo: yna.co.kr

The symbolic moment marks the first ever meeting between a sitting US president and a DPRK leader, but their lunch menu had also drawn interest from across the globe.

A menu released by the White House showed what the two leaders are enjoying in Singapore.

“Oiseon”, a Korean dish of stuffed cucumber. /Pinterest Photo

Starters include prawn cocktail and avocado salad, a Southeast Asian-flavored green mango salad dish with honey lime dressing and fresh octopus, as well as “oiseon”, a Korean dish of stuffed cucumber.

“Daegu jorim”, a soy braised cod fish with radish and Asian vegetables. /Pinterest Photo

Beef short rib confit. /Pinterest Photo

Main courses include beef short rib confit, served with potato dauphinois and steamed broccoli; sweet and sour crispy pork and fried rice with an “XO” chili sauce, as well as a Korean dish called “daegu jorim”, which is a soy braised cod fish with radish and Asian vegetables.

"Tropezienne", a cream-filled pastry. /Pinterest Photo

For dessert, Trump, Kim and their delegations have the choice of dark chocolate tartlet ganache, Haagen Daaz vanilla ice cream with cherry coulis and tropezienne, a cream-filled pastry.

(With inputs from Reuters and pictures from Pinterest users - this article does not show the actual dishes.)