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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Ashifa Kassam

‘I’m a little surprised’: Nato summit venue in Madrid serves ‘Russian salad’

Russian salad
The potato, mayonnaise and vegetable salad known as ensaladilla Rusa in Spain is increasingly being renamed ensaladilla Kiev or ensaladilla Ucraniana. Photograph: al62/Getty Images/iStockphoto

As Nato leaders gather in Madrid for a summit playing out in the shadow of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the spotlight has landed on a ubiquitous staple found in bars and restaurants across Spain: Russian salad.

International officials and journalists were bemused to find the salad – a combination of potatoes, mayonnaise and vegetables known as ensaladilla Rusa – being sold as “potatoes salad Russian style” at the summit venue.

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