Israeli leader insults Japanese PM and Japanese culture by serving dessert in a shoe

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Israeli leader insults Japanese PM and Japanese culture by serving dessert in a shoe


The desert arrangement was presented by Israeli chef Segev Moshe at a banquet for the Prime Ministers and their wives

By Duncan DeAeth,Taiwan News, Staff Writer
2018/05/08 17:18

Shinzo and Akie Abe, Israeli chef Segev Moshe, and the Netanhayus (Image from Moshe's Instagram account)

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – Political commentators are somewhat puzzled after images emerged last week of a special dessert prepared for the Japanese Prime Minister and his wife Akie, at the behest of their hosts, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara.

It has been reported by multiple media outlets that Japanese Prime Minister Abe was very offended by the gesture, as the Japanese are very culturally sensitive about the placement of shoes inside of a living environment.

If a shoe, or one’s likeness, placed on a dining table, or used as a dish itself seems inappropriate to most people, then it would exceptionally so in the context of Japanese culture.

The dessert of chocolate pralines served in a pair of black men’s brogues (said to be metal sculptures described alternately as “doorstops”) was prepared by an Israeli chef Segev Moshe. The media was only alerted to the curious dessert arrangement when Moshe shared photographs of the evening’s dessert on his Instragram account on May 3.

With the caption of “Prime Minister of Israel and his wife, host the Prime Minister of Japan. Great honor to cook for you! Not obvious for me #unforgettable night ” under the photo, one can see what is clearly an awkward moment for the Japanese Prime Minister.

The Times of Israel quoted an unidentified Japanese diplomat as saying “There is no culture in the world where you put shoes on a table…What exactly did the illustrious chef Segev think to himself. We can’t understand what he was trying to say here. If it is humor then we don’t think it is funny. I can tell you we were offended on behalf of our prime minister.”

An Israeli diplomat that served in Japan concurred and called the spectacle a “dumb and insensitive decision.”

There are many theories circulating about what possible meaning the shoes could have been intended to convey, however even if one assumes the gesture was one made out of complete ignorance, the diplomatic slight remains.

https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3425165

 

[Talwar e Pakistan]

What idiot would serve food in a shoe? What is this society going to?

 

[Destrius]

I thought Israelis were smart...

 

[+4vsgorillas-Apebane]

It's very appropriate.

Japan is a boot licker. Coffee will be served on a plate made of collars and leashes.

 

[Chimgathar]

Wow this is a shocker

 

[Adam WANG SHANGHAI MEGA]

Jap would still feel welcomed coz Israel is their number two master!

But still what kind of idiot planner would put foods into shoes to share with his guests??!!!

 

[A.P. Richelieu]

Jap would still feel welcomed coz Israel is their number two master!

But still what kind of idiot planner would put foods into shoes to share with his guests??!!!

Off-Topic: What kind of an idiot do not know the difference between a shoe and a shoeformed container.
On-Topic: Why on Earth would you put candy in a shoe vase. It should have flowers!
For candy, this is more appropriate.

Anyway, it could be worse. It could be the main dish!

 

[SALMAN F]

Israeli leader insults Japanese PM and Japanese culture by serving dessert in a shoe


The desert arrangement was presented by Israeli chef Segev Moshe at a banquet for the Prime Ministers and their wives

By Duncan DeAeth,Taiwan News, Staff Writer
2018/05/08 17:18

Shinzo and Akie Abe, Israeli chef Segev Moshe, and the Netanhayus (Image from Moshe's Instagram account)

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – Political commentators are somewhat puzzled after images emerged last week of a special dessert prepared for the Japanese Prime Minister and his wife Akie, at the behest of their hosts, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara.

It has been reported by multiple media outlets that Japanese Prime Minister Abe was very offended by the gesture, as the Japanese are very culturally sensitive about the placement of shoes inside of a living environment.

If a shoe, or one’s likeness, placed on a dining table, or used as a dish itself seems inappropriate to most people, then it would exceptionally so in the context of Japanese culture.

The dessert of chocolate pralines served in a pair of black men’s brogues (said to be metal sculptures described alternately as “doorstops”) was prepared by an Israeli chef Segev Moshe. The media was only alerted to the curious dessert arrangement when Moshe shared photographs of the evening’s dessert on his Instragram account on May 3.

With the caption of “Prime Minister of Israel and his wife, host the Prime Minister of Japan. Great honor to cook for you! Not obvious for me #unforgettable night ” under the photo, one can see what is clearly an awkward moment for the Japanese Prime Minister.

The Times of Israel quoted an unidentified Japanese diplomat as saying “There is no culture in the world where you put shoes on a table…What exactly did the illustrious chef Segev think to himself. We can’t understand what he was trying to say here. If it is humor then we don’t think it is funny. I can tell you we were offended on behalf of our prime minister.”

An Israeli diplomat that served in Japan concurred and called the spectacle a “dumb and insensitive decision.”

There are many theories circulating about what possible meaning the shoes could have been intended to convey, however even if one assumes the gesture was one made out of complete ignorance, the diplomatic slight remains.

https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3425165

 

[nadeemkhan110]

This is What Israelis think about japan