'Make tacos great again': Singaporean businesses mark Trump-Kim summit

"Rocket Man Tacos" and the "El Trumpo" tacos are two of many special dishes on offer in Singapore ahead of the US-North Korean leaders' summit.

A man exits a door next to a poster depicting a promotional dish of 'Trump-Kim Chi Nasi Lemak' at a restaurant in Singapore.

A man exits a door next to a poster depicting a promotional dish of 'Trump-Kim Chi Nasi Lemak' at a restaurant in Singapore. Source: AP

Several food establishments in Singapore have found creative ways of marking the upcoming historic summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un.

One restaurant has created the "Trump-Kim Chi Nasi Lemak", putting American and Korean elements in the rice dish popular in Singapore and neighbouring Malaysia.

The dish features US dry-aged beef and a stack of spicy kimchi, South Korea's national dish.

Sesame seeds are sprinkled on the sunny side-up fried egg. The eatery also uses basmati rice, a healthier alternative which is cooked in chicken stock.




Meanwhile, a Mexican restaurant came up with the idea of specialty tacos to celebrate the historic meeting with the tagline "Make Tacos great again".

"El Gringo" is a cheeseburger taco, while 'El Hombre Cohette' is made up of Korean fried chicken.

One bar is offering specialty cocktails.

The "Trump" is a layered bourbon-based drink, in the colours of the American flag.

The 'Kim' is deep red and shaken with soju, a vodka-like alcohol loved in both Koreas.

Customers can also play a drinking game with red and blue shots, representing the two countries.

On a more serious note, the Singapore Mint, which has been documenting history through coins and medallions, recently unveiled commemorative medallions for the upcoming summit.

It comes in three kinds - gold, fine silver, and nickel-plated zinc, with about a thousand pieces of the gold medallion offered for initial worldwide mintage at about 1,000 US dollars a piece.

The director of Singapore Mint, David Yip, said that the public response to the online order for the medallions has been so overwhelming that they had to increase production.


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