APEC leaders' touchy palates<\/p>\n
THAILAND: Pity poor Vichit Mukura. He's the chef at Bangkok's
\nplush Oriental hotel who has been working for a year on the
\npreparations for Monday's slap-up gala dinner for the 21 leaders
\nand their spouses attending the annual Asia Pacific Economic
\nCooperation summit.<\/p>\n
Thai Foreign Minister Surakiart Sathirathai has personally
\ntasted the delicacies, which include the country's signature dish
\n-- spicy tom yam kung soup (served in carved pumpkins) -- and
\nsmoked barbecue duck red curry.<\/p>\n
Some leaders have requested favorite Thai dishes. But others
\nhave been hard to please. The wife of Singapore Prime Minister
\nGoh Chok Tong has specified no flour or cream, according to The
\nNation newspaper, while South Korea's first lady is not keen on
\npeaches.<\/p>\n
But it's the Chinese who must be making Vichit and his 42-chef
\nbrigade cry into their tureens. President Hu Jintao has said he
\ndoesn't want anything too spicy, while his wife is bringing her
\nown food. -- Reuters<\/p>",
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