A Helsinki cafe is adding some salty-sweet flavor to the much-anticipated meeting between the US and Russian leaders with a fusion “Trumputin” meal, featuring pancakes with salmon, onions, vanilla and berries on one plate. Meanwhile, local businesses are trying to capitalize on the high-profile occasion, by coming up with new, politically themed, offerings for their customers. One such business, Kaffekievari café, is promoting its brand new fusion meal called ‘Trumputin’ – a set of Russian blini and American pancakes served on one plate. The salted blini is topped with smoked salmon, smetana (Russian sour cream), and chopped onion; while the American counterpart is quite the opposite, incorporating a pair of smaller-size pancakes powdered with sugar and berries, served alongside two scoops of vanilla ice cream. |