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Lobster on menu again for Obama’s 2nd China state dinner
Associated Press ^
| Sep 24, 2015 3:30 PM EDT
| Darlene Superville and Stacy A. Anderson
Posted on 09/24/2015 1:09:01 PM PDT by Olog-hai
Plenty of things will be different at Fridays White House state dinner for China, ranging from the setting to the decor to the post-dinner entertainment. But in trying to figure out what to change, the White House decided to keep one thing the same: Maine lobster is back on the menu.
The lobster will be poached in butter and served with traditional rice noodle rolls embedded with spinach, shiitake mushrooms and leeks when President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, welcome Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan to dinner in the East Room with a few hundred guests.
When then-President Hu Jintao was the guest in 2011, the lobster was also poached and served with glazed carrots and black trumpet mushrooms.
Maine lobster is in season, White House executive chef Cristeta Comerford said Thursday, as she and other White House staff showed off the table setting, menu items, decor and entertainment for the news media.
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TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Government
KEYWORDS: china; lobster; obama; redchina; statedinner
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posted on
09/24/2015 1:09:01 PM PDT
by
Olog-hai
To: Olog-hai
I didnt think the chinese were big on lobster.
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posted on
09/24/2015 1:11:23 PM PDT
by
driftdiver
(I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
To: Olog-hai
It seems silly to me for American chefs to prepare Chinese food for visitors from China. When I visit another country, I want to sample that country’s quisine. I can enjoy home cooking at home.
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posted on
09/24/2015 1:12:19 PM PDT
by
knittnmom
(Save the earth! It's the only planet with chocolate!)
To: driftdiver
Muslims can eat crustaceans?
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posted on
09/24/2015 1:12:39 PM PDT
by
Old Yeller
(Obama's Iran nuclear deal - The Devil is in the details.)
To: driftdiver
Obola and his handlers are not kosher, is they?
Halal, he ain’t really anything, is he? 8<)
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posted on
09/24/2015 1:13:00 PM PDT
by
Robert A Cook PE
(I can only donate monthly, but socialists' ABBCNNBCBS continue to lie every day!)
To: Olog-hai
[trumpet mushrooms]
Oh, that Trump invades everything! /waiting for it
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posted on
09/24/2015 1:14:23 PM PDT
by
SaveFerris
(Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
To: Old Yeller
Taqiyya.
That, and he’s acting no less than royalty.
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posted on
09/24/2015 1:16:22 PM PDT
by
setha
(It is past time for the United States to take back what the world took away.)
To: knittnmom
Yeah lobster isnt much of an American meal anymore. Nobody can afford it.
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posted on
09/24/2015 1:16:24 PM PDT
by
driftdiver
(I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
To: Olog-hai
Michelle is coming to dinner too! She’s bringing her own Red Lobster type bib/apron and a pair of pink pliers.
To: driftdiver; Gamecock; Larry Lucido; KC_Lion; FredZarguna; PROCON
I’m glad my idea of good seafood is Long John Silvers.
lol
Even THAT is kinda expensive. Went with a friend about a year ago, it was like $25. Yikes.
A fairly average meal for two was about $16 at Arby’s the other day. I do like how they have upgraded their restaurants.
Feels like an Arby’s night. /David Puddy
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posted on
09/24/2015 1:20:06 PM PDT
by
SaveFerris
(Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
To: driftdiver
Robsters............................
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posted on
09/24/2015 1:20:26 PM PDT
by
Red Badger
(READ MY LIPS: NO MORE BUSHES!...............)
To: Olog-hai
“The lobster will be poached ...”
Figures, like the Clintons, they steal everything not tied down!
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posted on
09/24/2015 1:23:26 PM PDT
by
RetiredTexasVet
(Jeb Bush for President ... of Meh-e-co ... he talks their language and he walks the socialist walk!)
To: driftdiver
I was referring more to the side dishes. But, yes, it’s expensive. Of course, he uses our money, so price is no object!
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posted on
09/24/2015 1:24:13 PM PDT
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knittnmom
(Save the earth! It's the only planet with chocolate!)
To: Olog-hai
Its moochelle’s favorite. she was ordering on the taxpayer dime before he was president.
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posted on
09/24/2015 1:25:22 PM PDT
by
Uversabound
(Our Military past and present: Our Highest example of Brotherhood of Man & Doing God's Will)
To: Olog-hai
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posted on
09/24/2015 1:28:19 PM PDT
by
South40
(Trump on Kim Davis: I hate to see her being sent to jail but the law is the law)
To: Olog-hai
I just don’t get serving “Chinese” to the Chinese.
To: RetiredTexasVet
“Figures, like the Clintons, they steal everything not tied down!”
That’s funny. I don’t care who you are!
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09/24/2015 1:29:35 PM PDT
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EQAndyBuzz
(Establishmentistas - RINO's that are for Amnesty. (I think it is worthy of FR Lexicon")
To: SaveFerris; driftdiver; Larry Lucido; KC_Lion; FredZarguna; PROCON
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posted on
09/24/2015 1:38:48 PM PDT
by
Gamecock
(Preach the gospel daily, use words if necessary is like saying Feed the hungry use food if necessary)
To: South40
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posted on
09/24/2015 1:39:57 PM PDT
by
SaveFerris
(Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
To: Gamecock
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09/24/2015 1:40:58 PM PDT
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SaveFerris
(Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
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