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Prime Minister Narendra Modi's All-Vegetarian Banquet Menu

Narendra Modi's All-Vegetarian Dinner Menu Features Lotus Root And Sorbet
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping pose for a photo prior to their meeting in Xian, Shaanxi province, China, Thursday, May 14, 2015. Modi is visiting China this week to build friendship between the two Asian giants despite a long history of disputes and rivalries, along with some areas of cooperation, especially in the economic sphere. (Kim Kyung-Hoon/Pool Photo via AP)
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping pose for a photo prior to their meeting in Xian, Shaanxi province, China, Thursday, May 14, 2015. Modi is visiting China this week to build friendship between the two Asian giants despite a long history of disputes and rivalries, along with some areas of cooperation, especially in the economic sphere. (Kim Kyung-Hoon/Pool Photo via AP)

President Xi Jinping served traditional Chinese delicacies such as beancurd with mushroom and water chestnut in bean sauce, during the fully-vegetarian banquet he hosted in the honour of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Xi'an, China.

Chinese specials tonight. Banquet dinner in the honour of PM @narendramodi in Xian pic.twitter.com/T28h4PuV5p

— Vikas Swarup (@MEAIndia) May 14, 2015

The entire menu list tweeted by the official MEA spokesperson Vikas Swarup, included hors d'oeuvres such as, sour and spicy soup with fired dough, assorted vegetables with pancake and red bean rice, braised asparagus and bamboo fungus with lotus root, noodle dumpling and pancake, fruits and sorbet.

According to a report by PTI, the dinner was followed by a colourful cultural event.

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