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Reuters
Reuters
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By Jeff Mason

Crab cakes, beef and banana splits: Biden's South Korea state dinner menu unveiled

The main course is displayed by Chef Edward Lee featuring braised beef short ribs,  butter bean grits, sorghum-glazed carrots and pine nuts during a media preview ahead of Wednesday evening's White House State Dinner for South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife, Kim Keon Hee in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, U.S. April 24, 2023 REUTERS/Leah Millis

Guests at President Joe Biden's and first lady Jill Biden's state dinner with their South Korean counterparts will feast on Maryland crab cakes and braised beef short ribs followed by banana splits for dessert, the White House said on Monday.

The Bidens are hosting South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife Kim Keon Hee for a state visit on Wednesday that will conclude with dinner in the East Room, which will feature tables decorated with large vases filled with boughs of blooming cherry blossoms that tower six feet into the air.

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