India, Oct. 6 -- Kashmir, known as the Switzerland of India, found its cuisine on President Guy Parmelin's plate at the banquet held in his honour at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Monday.

The President of the Swiss Confederation is in India on a three-day official visit to India.

According to people aware of the details, the dignitaries were served cuisine featuring dishes from both the Jammu region and Kashmir, along with some delicacies from Ladakh, which was earlier part of the erstwhile State of Jammu and Kashmir.

Za Thuk, a nourishing Ladakhi wild nettle soup with winter peas, garnished with roasted millet pearls, was on the menu, as was Labo-Nat-Tsonma, a salad made from local cheese from Ladakh and Jammu, known as Kalari, dried apples, ...