Archive · 6 Oct 2026
Modi Hosts Swiss President Parmelin for Indian-Swiss Fusion Lunch
Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted Swiss President Guy Parmelin for lunch in New Delhi.
The meal took place at Hyderabad House on October 5.
The menu mixed foods and flavours from India and Switzerland.
One dish paired potatoes with Swiss raclette cheese and Indian spices.
Other dishes included mushrooms, cauliflower, lentils and paneer.
The desserts included a pie inspired by a Swiss pastry and Indian masala chai ice cream.
Fruit, coffee and tea were also served.
Earlier that day, the leaders held talks and signed agreements on transport technology, mobility systems and infrastructure.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted Swiss President Guy Parmelin for lunch at Hyderabad House on October 5.
The specially designed menu blended Indian ingredients and regional flavours with Swiss culinary elements.
The meal began with pearl barley soup infused with Odisha-inspired tamarind and jaggery, followed by potatoes with Swiss raclette cheese.
Main dishes included Dharti Ke Phool, Gobhi Mussalam, Tikhat Dal and Paneer Sawchiar, alongside Indian breads.
Desserts included a nusstorte-inspired pie filled with Indian cracked-wheat halwa and Masala Chai Ice Cream.
- Who
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted Swiss President Guy Parmelin.
- What
- They shared a specially designed lunch combining Indian regional flavours and Swiss culinary elements.
- When
- October 5.
- Where
- Hyderabad House, New Delhi.
- Why
- The meal accompanied the leaders' bilateral discussions and reflected India-Switzerland ties through a cross-cultural menu.
Indian culinary influences
Swiss culinary influences
Cross-cultural menu
Indian culinary influences
The menu highlighted Indian regional ingredients and preparations, including Odisha-inspired tamarind and jaggery, Maharashtrian lentils, Mizo-spiced rice and masala chai flavours.
Swiss culinary influences
Swiss elements included pearl barley soup, raclette cheese and a dessert inspired by Swiss nusstorte pastry.
- Host
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi
- Guest
- Swiss President Guy Parmelin
- Venue
- Hyderabad House, New Delhi
- Date
- October 5
- Menu approach
- Indian ingredients and regional flavours combined with Swiss culinary elements
- Bilateral agreements
- Areas included transport technology, mobility systems and infrastructure
- Featured dessert
- Masala Chai Ice Cream