As Vladimir Putin visits India for the 23rd Annual India‑Russia Summit, attention has turned to how his meals are prepared and secured. Unlike many leaders, he travels with a team of personal chefs and a mobile food‑testing lab so every dish can be screened for safety.
Meals are prepared with near‑military precision in controlled kitchens set up at secure sites. Ingredients are either flown in or thoroughly inspected beforehand, and every plate is checked by trained testers before it reaches him.
Putin’s diet is remarkably simple. For breakfast he prefers high‑protein, low‑sugar choices such as tvorog (Russian cottage cheese) with honey, porridge, fresh juice, and sometimes raw quail eggs or an omelette. He generally avoids rich, heavy preparations.
At lunch or dinner he tends to choose fish over red meat, often fresh or smoked, though he also eats lamb. Accompaniments are uncomplicated salads featuring tomatoes, cucumbers and other basic vegetables.
Despite a disciplined routine, he reportedly allows himself small indulgences, with pistachio ice cream noted as a rare favorite.
