Woke on the menu for Palace Banquet for Japanese Emperor

King Charles is a flexitarian while Keir Starmer is a pescatarian and both seemed to be catered for in the menu for the State Banquet for the Japanese Emperor on Tuesday evening. Rishi Sunak and Ed Davey were also there

The Menu

Poached Scottish langoustines on a nest of cucumber with basil mousse, chilled tomato consomme

Baked fillet of Cornish turbot with herb butter wrapped in lettuce, sorrel cream sauce and a selection of summer vegetables

Creamed spinach and potato croquette

Salad of green beans and quail eggs

ice-cream bombe with peach sorbet on a bed of compressed peaches

Wine List

Coates and Seely Brute Reserve NV

Kumeu River Hunting Hill

Chardonnay 2016

Chateaux Angludet Margaux 2014

Laurent Perrier Cuvee Rose NV

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