ZURICH: As India debates the sensitive topic of meat ban, an alleged murder over beef eating and other issues that has the country divided in opinion, here's a trivia: the world's oldest "continuously operational" vegetarian restaurant, according to the Guinness Records is in Switzerland's Zurich where vegetarianism is a personal choice and not a cultural issue.
Haus Hiltl, run by the fourth generation of a family, is still a sought-after place notwithstanding the fact that most of Zurich is non-vegetarian, as many places in Europe are.
Started in 1898, at a time when Bengaluru was battling a plague, Haus Hiltl was founded by Ambrosius Hiltl. With more than 500 dishes on the buffet and an a la carte restaurant, the place is a hit, with many people having shown interest in buying it over.
Having entered the Guinness Book of World Records only in 2012, the place is not void of an Indian touch. From vada-sambar to palak and rice, there are a host of Indian dishes served everyday, with one section exclusively for our cuisine.
"As far the bread is concerned, we cannot make roti(s) or chapatis, as the number of visitors are too high for someone to be continuously be making them. So we use breads available here," a steward said.
