The Japanese Embassy in Israel denied on Monday a report in the Yediot Aharonot newspaper claiming that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife were offended by the dessert they were served during a dinner at the home of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu last week.
Famed Israeli chef Moshe Segev, who was in charge of the meal, served the dessert in a shoe. Japanese etiquette stipulates that shoes should be kept outside of one’s home and office.