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The British royal family recently served a meat-free state banquet while hosting the president and first lady of Nigeria.<\/p>\n
Along with vegetables and plant foods, the banquet also included seafood, eggs, and other animal ingredients, making it pescatarian rather than vegetarian.<\/p>\n
Read more: <\/strong>Global Shift To Plant-Based Diets Could Revolutionize Farming And Reduce Labor<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n King Charles III welcomed President Bola Tinubu and First Lady Oluremi Tinubu to Windsor Castle with an opening greeting in Yoruba, the official language of Nigeria. He spoke of the \u201cliving bridge\u201d that the UK\u2019s Nigerian community forms between the two nations, and referenced Afrobeat music and Nollywood filmmaking.<\/p>\n Other guests included Queen Camilla, the Prince and Princess of Wales, and the Duke of Edinburgh, as well as Christine Ohuruogu, an Olympic track and field athlete, Sir Ben Okri, a poet and novelist, and Maro Itoje, the England rugby captain.<\/p>\n The visit took place during Ramadan and was adapted to accommodate fasting Muslim guests by skipping the usual lunch, serving alcohol-free cocktails, and preparing a pescatarian menu. As some Muslims observe dietary requirements such as consuming only halal meat and avoiding pork, a meat-free menu may have been chosen by staff to ensure the entire meal was suitable for all attendees.<\/p>\n Guests were served an egg tartlet with watercress, kale, and basil sabayon to start, Turbot and lobster mousse with spinach, beurre blanc sauce, sprouting broccoli with Hollandaise sauce, fricass\u00e9e of peas and broad beans, and Jersey Royal potatoes as the main, and an iced blackcurrant souffl\u00e9 with red fruit for dessert.<\/p>\n The banquet also included the relatively new tradition of creating a unique cocktail for each state visit, in this case, a non-alcoholic cocktail named a \u201cCrimson Bloom.\u201d Inspired by the Nigerian Chapman punch, the Crimson Bloom featured the dried hibiscus-based drink zobo, rose soda, ginger syrup, lemon, and spices.<\/p>\n Read more: <\/strong>Chef Quits Over Vegan Menu At Prince William\u2019s Earthshot Prize Ceremony<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\nVegetarian starters and alcohol-free cocktails<\/h3>\n
King Charles\u2019 diet and meat-free meals<\/h2>\n