In the Russian Foreign Ministry's canteen what is really a Chicken Kiev is called Chicken Crimea.
Russian foreign ministry creates Chicken Crimea fitting Kremlin's foreign policy
The origins of chicken Kiev are unclear CREDIT: REX FEATURES
Politics have stretched into the kitchen at the Russian ministry of foreign affairs where a new dish has appeared on the canteen's menu: Chicken Crimea.
"In the Russian Foreign Ministry's canteen what is really a Chicken Kiev is called Chicken Crimea," New York Times reporter Ivan Nechepurenko noted on Twitter as he posted a photograph of the chicken cutlets and translated their new culinary name.
Nechepurenko clarified that he did not accuse anyone of renaming the popular dish as he is "not sure anybody has the authority."
The post caught the attention of the Russian ministry of foreign affairs, which responded on Twitter with an image of its canteen chef entitled ‘A Gastronomy lesson from Chef Alexey.’
Dear MFA! I am glad to tell people about all of your achievements! And the Chicken Crimea wasn't bad, it has such a faimiliar taste.. twitter.com/mfa_russia/sta…
"Dear Ivan! We are glad you enjoyed it. Happy to contribute to your culinary arts education," the post read.
The ministry then shared a video interview with the chef in which he explains that Chicken Crimea uses the thigh while the Kiev uses the breast of the bird.
The Twitter exchange came as the White House said on Tuesday that US president Donald Trump expected and wanted to get along with Russia, but was expecting Moscow to hand the breakaway region of Crimea back to the Ukraine.
The Kremlin replied by saying that Crimea is a part of Russia and its status won't be discussed with the US.
Zakharova on recent reports of Trump Crimea pressure: "We don't return our own territories. Crimea is territory of the Russian Federation"
In 2014, some Crimean coffee shops decided to rebrand the Americano, also known as a long black, as Crimean or Rossiano after US criticism of Russia's annexation of the peninsula.
Dmitry Medvedev, the Russian prime minister, two years later joked that someone else at the table had asked for an Americano, adding: "Actually, this is not politically correct at all. Let's rename Americano."
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