Vitaly Milonov admitted that the food in the State Duma canteen reminds him of the Soviet dietary … He expressed his opinion in a conversation with the journalists of the URA news agency.
United Russia party admitted that during the lunch break, instead of a buffet, he visits other cafes near the State Duma or buys a shawarma. “I don't like [the food at the buffet]. Reminiscent of the Soviet dietary. I prefer more “energetic” food. I used to like sausages with mustard, which was made in the Duma buffet. Now they don't. And I don’t like coffee, ”he complained.
Milonov added that the deputy’s salary allows him to eat wherever and what he wants.
In November, the deputy Sardana Avksentieva showed the range of the State Duma canteen and sparked controversy online. On the footage posted on the network, the former mayor of Yakutsk showed boiled sausages worth 72 rubles, a basics with stewed potatoes for 248 rubles, curd cheese cakes for 88 rubles, boiled rice for 33 rubles, and so on. Some subscribers thought the food prices were too low, but others spoke about the food prices being too high.