Across
- 4. Rules governing seating and menu choices at diplomatic meals
- 5. Where many treaties are informally smoothed over before signing
- 7. Adjective describing anything related to cooking or the kitchen
- 8. Japanese dish often served to promote Japan's soft power
- 9. Fermented Korean staple used in cultural diplomacy campaigns
- 10. Cuisine blending traditions, sometimes symbolizing political alliance
- 11. Diplomatic post that often hosts cultural food events
- 13. A country's characteristic style of cooking, often showcased abroad
- 15. Large shared meal marking a diplomatic celebration
- 16. Utensils Nixon famously used at a 1972 Beijing banquet
Down
- 1. Elaborate feast used to impress and negotiate with foreign guests
- 2. Warm reception, often expressed through shared meals
- 3. Term for using national cuisine to win hearts and minds abroad
- 6. Country that launched an official "Kitchen of the World" gastrodiplomacy program
- 8. Trade good historically tied to early international relations
- 10. Country whose haute cuisine became a global diplomatic export
- 12. Curated list of dishes chosen to reflect a nation's identity abroad
- 14. Concept describing influence gained through culture rather than force