Tuva President: Putin makes shashlik himself in the taiga
The head of the Republic of Tuva, Sholban Kara-ool, said that Russian President Vladimir Putin, while on vacation in the taiga in Tuva, made shashlik himself, the marinade recipe of which is kept secret.
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President Putin on vacation in Tuva. Photo: Sputnik |
According to Mr. Kara-ool, President Putin himself makes the sauce for the barbecue, which is made from meat he hunts himself. "The president likes to grill meat... He does everything himself," Sputnik quoted the President of Tuva.
He insisted that the shashlik was indeed “very good”, but would not reveal the secret of the marinade. “I don’t know, it’s his secret,” Mr Kara-ool said.
In addition, the head of Tuva said that, during his vacation in the taiga, Putin drank Turkish coffee and enjoyed Tuva specialty tea.