Even though the officials maintain complete secrecy about the main food menu to be served at the grand dinner of the 18th G20 Summit, it has been revealed that the culinary offerings will include assorted sweets like gulab jamun, rasmalai and jalebi.
As the distinguished head of states and their delegates have assembled in New Delhi to take part in the coveted G20 Summit 2023, a tailor-made specially-curated menu ensuring a gastronomic treat has been awaiting them at President Droupadi Murmu's grand dinner at the G20 Summit venue on Saturday.As per media reports, the ceremonial dinner will be served in bespoke silverware made especially for the occasion.
"We have prepared a specially-curated menu, keeping in mind the culinary delicacies consumed during this (monsoon) season in India. Millet-based dishes will be on the menu too," a source in the luxury hospitality group told PTI.
Ahead of the grand dinner to be hosted by President Murmu, officials are tight-lipped on the exact menu but it is expected to reflect India's culinary diversity.
While the details of the menu are being kept "tightly guarded", the heads of state are in for an "Indian delight" that will leave a "pleasant and unforgettable taste" in their mouths, another source said.
"Sweets of varied kinds such as gulab jamun, rasmalai and jalebi, etc are planned to be served," the source said, adding that the serving staff will wear a special uniform.
There has been no official word on the menu from the Indian government yet.
Besides curating the delectable delicacies, a generous amount of effort has gone into handpicking bespoke silverware for the guests as well, as per a luxury hospitality group source.
It has been reported that several luxury hotels commissioned made-to-order tableware and silverware that would be used by the foreign delegates staying at their establishments and at the special dinner.
Most of the tableware have a steel or brass base or a mix of both with a coating of silver while some the plates that will be used to serve the welcome drinks have a gold plating, Laksh Pabuwal of Iris Jaipur had told PTI.
About 15,000 silverware crafted by 200 artisans have been made for the summit, it had said.
The designs of the tableware are a nod to India's rich heritage and its global prominence, said Rajeev Pabuwal of Iris Jaipur.
The tableware depict the glorious cultural heritage of India, motifs of flowers, the peacock -- our national animal -- graces the plates, and other items. The silverware will dazzle the heads of state with their cultural sparkle," he told PTI.