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An ice cream shop in Northern Ireland geared up for the G-8 summit by creating eight new flavors of ice cream, one for each Group of Eight leader.

Leaders of some of the world’s richest countries meet in Northern Ireland today for the annual G8 summit. High on the agenda will be the conflict in Syria, the issue of tax avoidance and a U.S.-EU free trade deal.

But something else is also on the menu: ice cream. 

An ice cream shop in the nearby town of Enniskillen geared up for the global event by selling eight new flavors of ice cream, one for each Group of Eight leader.

Scroll below to see the flavor connected to each leader, and tell us: Do your taste buds agree?

President Barack Obama (U.S.): Nuts about Obama

 

 

 

President Vladimir Putin (Russia): White Russian

 

 

 

Chancellor Angela Merkel (Germany): Black Forest

 

Prime Minister Enrico Letta (Italy): Tiramisu

 

President Francois Hollande (France): Macaroon

 

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (Japan): Green Tea

 

Prime Minister David Cameron (United Kingdom): Eton Mess

 

Prime Minister Stephen Harper (Canada): Maple & Pecan

 

 

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