High-powered summits require special menus. After all, negotiating world peace is a little easier if everyone involved is well-fed.

As the eyes of the world turn to Singapore, and the Capella hotel at Sentosa hosting the historic summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korea Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un, the menu for their lunch is without a doubt something us kaypoh Singaporeans would be interested to know.

So here it is — what was served:

Starters

• Traditional prawn cocktail served with avocado salad
• Green mango kerabu with honey lime dressing and fresh octopus
• "Oiseon" Korean-style stuffed cucumber

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According to Epicurious, "Oiseon" — photographed above — is a dish of cucumbers stuffed with beef, brown oak mushrooms, and egg white and yolk garnish.

The cucumbers are slit, and the filling tucked inside. Next, they are sprinkled with sweet vinegar sauce. It apparently has a sweet-and-sour taste.

 Main Course

• Beef short rib confit, served with potato dauphinois and steamed broccolini and red wine sauce on the side
• Combination of sweet and sour crispy pork and Yangzhou fried rice with homemade XO chilli sauce
• “Daegu jorim”: soy braised cod fish with radish and Asian vegetables

A type of beef confit is pictured above. "Confit" refers to a French method of cooking that involves cooking a dish slowly, over a long period. This often results in a tender dish.

Dessert

• Dark chocolate tartlet ganache
• Häagen-Dazs vanilla ice cream with cherry coulis
• Tropezienne

The dessert choices are a little more mainstream, but a Tropezienne is a dessert pastry, comprising a filled brioche, a sample of which is pictured above.

Balance

The menu is interesting in that the three choices for each course appear to be balanced, for the Starters and Main Course at least.

You have one distinctly Korean dish, one dish that could be considered Western cuisine, and one more dish with a local, Singaporean flavour.

Perfectly balanced, as all things should be.

H/T: The Guardian

Top photo via @scavino45's Twitter account