Seoul food for US President Donald Trump as his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-in serves up US steak

South Korea's President Moon Jae-in sought to appeal to Donald Trump's personal preferences on Saturday with a US steak dinner and a guest list including a star woman golfer.

US president is kwn for his love of sport and his simple culinary tastes -- he likes his meat well-done.

In past, he has bonded with Shinzo Abe, conservative prime minister of South Korea's neighbour Japan -- who Trump has regularly described as his friend -- over burgers and several rounds on course.

relationship between Trump and Moon -- also leer of a country in a security alliance with US, but a somewhat reserved former human rights lawyer -- is thing like as close.

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But as Trump arrived in Seoul ahe of a trip to Demilitarized Zone Sunday and a possible third meeting with rth's Kim Jong Un, South's presidential Blue House appeared to have crafted a dinner to appeal to guest of hour's particular tastes.

main dish was a sirloin steak me of US beef, accompanied by bulgogi sauce, pickled garlic leaves and or side dishes.

And as well as 12 cold Korean starters on official menu -- among m steamed sea urchin with tofu, and pan-fried mung beans -- mini-hamburgers were served, Blue House officials said.

Serving western-style food along with Korean dishes symbolised "collaboration and harmony" between South and US, Seoul's presidential office said.

When Trump last visited in 2017, Blue House prepared a menu infused with "local, tritional flavour" and featuring a beef rib dish accompanied by a gravy using a 360-year-old soy sauce.

n, Seoul also sought to score a diplomatic point by featuring a prawn caught in waters off Dokdo, disputed islands controlled by South but claimed by Japan.

In ar diplomatic jab, Moon's office invited a former wartime sex slave for Japanese soldiers to that state dinner, leing Tokyo to call move "inappropriate".

This time guests at meal -- eaten in a tritional-style building in grounds of presidential complex in Seoul -- included retired star golfer Pak Se-ri, who has five majors to her name.

Trump spoke at length with her, saying at one point: "She's gonna be my partner." South Korea dominates women's game globally -- and Trump highlighted success of country's players when he spoke to its parliament two years ago.

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Sparkling water was provided as Trump does t drink, Blue House said, and a separate Kosher meal was provided for his daughter and visor Ivanka and her husband Jared Kushner, who are Jewish.

Also among guests were members of K-pop band EXO -- Ivanka's children are kwn to be fans -- who handed President and his daughter signed albums.

Trump is kwn to enjoy fast food. But Kim Hyun-wook, a professor at Korea National Diplomatic Acemy, said that h meal been a more formal occasion such as a full state banquet, serving burgers as main dish would be "improper in any diplomatic setting".