Food shortage discussed over caviar and crab

WITH food shortages dominating the discussions in Japan, world leaders sparked outrage as they enjoyed a six-course lunch followed by an eight-course dinner at the G8 summit.

A total of 24 different dishes were presented to each leader during his first day at the summit. The dinner included caviar, smoked salmon, Kyoto beef and a G8 fantasy dessert.

The banquet was accompanied by five different wines from around the world including champagne, a French Bourgogne and sake.

The dinner came only hours after a “working lunch” consisting of six courses including white asparagus and truffle soup, crab and a supreme of chicken.

The lavish dining arrangements come amid growing concern over rising food prices triggered by a shortage of many basic necessities.

Dominic Nutt, of Save the Children, said: “It is deeply hypocritical that they should be lavishing course after course on world leaders when there is a food crisis and millions cannot afford a decent meal to eat. If the G8 wants to betray the hopes of a generation of children, it is going the right way about it. The food crisis is an emergency and the G8 must treat it as that.”

Organisers boasted that the chef’s team, “know everything that there is to know about food”.

They proclaimed: “The three specialists will make the best of Hokkaido’s natural blessings, supported by higher quality ingredients, more natural ingredients and the soil with which to enjoy them.”

The dishes were prepared by Katsuhiro Nakamura, the first Japanese chef to win the famed Michelin star.

Nakamura was hired as the grand chef by the Windsor Hotel where the leaders are staying, 30 miles from the general public and with 20,000 special police officers for security.

The presidential suite at the hotel costs £7,000 (€8,800) a night.