PM Modi’s UAE Visit: A Vegetarian Feast at President Al Nahyan’s Banquet; See Menu

India

oi-Madhuri Adnal

President
of
the
UAE
Sheikh
Mohamed
bin
Zayed
al
Nahyan
hosted
a
banquet
in
honor
of
Prime
Minister
Narendra
Modi
on
Saturday,
and
the
menu
was
entirely
vegetarian.

The
meal,
which
was
served
at
the
Qasr-al-Watan
presidential
palace
in
Abu
Dhabi,
began
with
a
wheat
and
dates
salad
served
with
local
organic
vegetables.
This
was
followed
by
grilled
vegetables
with
masala
sauce
as
starters.
For
the
main
course,
the
dignitaries
were
served
black
lentils
and
local
harees
(wheat)
along
with
cauliflower
and
carrot
tandoori.
A
variety
of
local
seasonal
fruits
were
served
for
desserts.

A
note
on
the
menu
card
for
the
banquet
read,
“All
meals
are
vegetarian
and
prepared
with
vegetable
oils,
and
contain
no
dairy
or
egg
products.”

PM
Modi
was
accorded
a
ceremonial
welcome
upon
his
arrival
at
the
presidential
palace.
Thanking
the
UAE
president,
PM
Modi
said,
“The
respect
you
gave
me,
there
is
no
other
proof
of
affinity
than
this
like
a
brother
meeting
his
brother.”

He
added
that
he
will
attend
the
COP-28
Summit
in
the
UAE
and
that
India-UAE
bilateral
trade
has
grown
by
20
percent,
with
both
the
countries
achieving
$85
billion
in
trade.
“We
will
soon
achieve
the
target
of
$100
billion,”
he
said.

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Before
meeting
the
UAE
president,
PM
Modi
held
a
meeting
with
the
UN
climate
conference’s
president-designate
Sultan
Al
Jaber.

The
vegetarian
meal
served
to
PM
Modi
is
a
sign
of
the
close
ties
between
India
and
the
UAE.
The
two
countries
have
a
long
history
of
cooperation,
and
their
relationship
has
grown
stronger
in
recent
years.
The
vegetarian
meal
is
also
a
nod
to
PM
Modi’s
personal
beliefs.
He
is
a
vegetarian,
and
he
has
often
spoken
about
the
importance
of
sustainable
food
practices.

The
banquet
was
a
symbol
of
the
strong
ties
between
India
and
the
UAE,
and
it
was
a
chance
for
the
two
leaders
to
discuss
their
shared
goals
for
the
future.