We are all visual
creatures and hence we travel and most of us visual creatures are also big
foodies. India is known for its cultural variations and with cultural
variations comes a huge variety of food. Every state has a unique cuisine and
what is better is that even the smaller towns and cities have their own
versions of food.
Now I thought I will map
out the food Hot spots for all the “Hungry” Travelers –
If you were to start from
Karnataka – If you were to go to North Karnataka don’t miss the “Jolad Rotti”
which is Roti made of maize, If you were to go to Hassan side then do drink
those tender coconuts in a countryside and ofcourse eat the “Ragi Mudde” or the
Ragi Balls with Chicken or Mutton Curry, for the veggies Ragi mudde is awesome
with “Soppina Saaru” which is a curry with greens, then if you were to go to
Mysore then have the “Mysore Masala Dosa”, and “Pineapple KesariBath” and yeah
how can I forget “Davangere Benne Dose” in davangere ofcourse though it is
available even in Bangalore.
Then there is Coorgi
specials like “Pandi Curry” which basically an awesome pork curry. Mangalore, Udupi and its surroundings are known for their
lovely vegetarian food remember the “Udupi Krishna Bhavan” ? and do not miss
the “Gud Bud” ice cream in Mangalore.
Now if you go to Tamil
Nadu you got to try out as many varieties of “Rasams” as you can, it is also
known for Dosa , let me tell you the Tamil Nadu Dosa tastes quite different
from its Karnataka counterparts. Then there is the famous “kotthu parota” that
you get in most parts of Tamilnadu. And then there is the very very famous
spicy “Chettinad” food from TamilNadu.
Then moving a little more
down south if you go to kerala , it is mostly a non vegetarians heaven, the
must tries are “Neer dosa and Prawn curry” or even fish curry, sea food is
major here for obvious reasons and they are delicious.
Now let us map our way up
a little to the North and enter Andhrapradesh,
now this is a state that satisfies both vegetarians and non vegetarians equally
so you will do yourself good if you order a “Andhra style” Biryani, Andhra
style Chilli Chicken or even a wholesome South Indian Thali that comes with
chutney pudi, papad, rice, roti, sambar, rasam and loads of “Pallya”/ side
dishes . Hyderabad as most of you know is a hot spot for Biryani and it has a
lovely mixture of both Andhra spices mixed with Nizam or the Muslim influences.
Now moving a little more
to the west coast is the world famous travel destination Goa. What most
travelers do is that they prefer to lie back on the beach and eat at the
restaurants adjacent to the shacks, this is a good idea, but you need to
remember to have that “Cashew nut Fenny” and along with this a must not miss is
eating a “Pav bun along with chicken curry”, this is usually not available at
shacks, and you might want to spend an evening at Mapusa for that. It is
totally worth it. Goa is also known for its “Pork Vindaloo”.
My
Next Blog will be about all the delicacies of Northern and Eastern Indian ...
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