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Russian ice cream. (Photo via Xinhua)
This cooling-treat, which traveled thousands of miles from Russia to China, has been a lifesaver for many this Beijing summer.
Produced by Russian company IceBerry and sold in Qing-Feng Steamed Buns Shop, a time-honored brand in Beijing, this ice cream has gained popularity recently.
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"Russia's national gift." The popular sweet treat is seen in Qing-Feng Steamed Buns Shop in Beijing. (Photo via Xinhua)
The freezer containing the ice creams was labeled "Russia's national gift"-a phrase which originated last September, as Russian President Vladimir Putin brought a few boxes of that as gift for his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping when they met on the sidelines of the G20 Hangzhou Summit in east China’s Zhejiang Province.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin enjoys an ice cream. (Photo via Xinhua)
IceBerry is one of Russia's time-honored brands, and its factory is located in Penza, a city 625 kilometers southeast of Moscow. It has been producing dessert for the Kremlin for decades.
This time, Chinese customers are getting a taste of this ice cream which graced the tables of the Kremlin, said the company’s production manager Olga Yagodina.
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Olga Yagodina. (Photo via Xinhua)