BRICS Veg Menu Was About Showcasing India: Ranveer Brar

MUMBAI-Celebrity chef and actor Ranveer Brar has weighed in on the controversy over the all-vegetarian menu served at the recently concluded 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi.

The all-vegetarian menu drew criticism from some sections of society, with suggestions that the menu could have offered greater variety.

“Sometimes, you want to stay away from the global controversy. Some countries eat beef, some countries eat pork, so sometimes you want to stay away from it and you want to serve food that stays away from controversy. Vegetarian food stays away from controversy, internationally,” Brar said.

Brar said the decision should not be seen as meaning that vegetarian food would always be served at such events. He cited the vegetarian season of ‘MasterChef’ last year as another example of highlighting India’s vegetarian cuisine rather than making it the only option.

“Another thing, it is not that we will always serve vegetarian food. In ‘MasterChef’ there was a vegetarian season last year. People were like, ‘MasterChef has turned vegetarian’. But, that was not the case. It was only that we wanted to highlight the vegetarian food of our country. The world is talking about vegetarianism, veganism, so this time, we celebrated our vegetarianism and we should see it that way. We have to put a united front in front of the whole world,” he said. (IANS)