Putin treats Obama to Russian breakfast

MOSCOW, July 7 (UPI) -- U.S. President Obama ate a traditional Russian breakfast including smoked sturgeon and caviar at a meeting Tuesday with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.

Obama and Putin dined on an open terrace at the prime minister's official residence, with some tables outfitted in table linens in the style of classic Pavlovsky Posad shawls, Russian news agency RIA Novosti reported.

"We have prepared for you a Russian-style breakfast," Putin greeted his U.S. visitor.

The menu included smoked sturgeon with pancakes and cranberry sauce, eggs with black caviar and sour cream, and quail-stuffed pelmeni. For dessert, the men had homemade ice cream and cherry kisel, a sweet sauce.

Obama drank tea made from water boiled in a samovar, a traditional Russian boiler containing hot coals, RIA Novosti said.

A folk ensemble played traditional Russian songs during the breakfast.