Prime Minister Narendra Modi, fasting for the Hindu festival of Navratri, just sipped warm water at a dinner hosted in his honour by President Barack Obama ahead of their formal bilateral summit Tuesday.
First Lady Michelle Obama gave the working meal a miss as the two delegations dined on halibut, avocados and basmati rice served with Shafer Chardonnay.
Here is the official menu:
Compressed Avocados
Goat cheese and Baby Bell Peppers
Micro Basil
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Grapeseed Oil
Roti Crisps
Crisped Halibut with Ginger Carrot Sauce
Saffron Basmati rice
Farm Stand Succotash
Mango Creme Brulee
Ginger Juilee
Shafer Chardonnay "Red Shouldera" 2010
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