Madurai Cuisine | Madurai Traditional Food

Madurai

Madurai is often fondly called the Food Capital of Tamil Nadu. The choice of food is varied and places to eat numerous. There are myriads of small restaurants, street side food vendors and the common hotel restaurants. The restaurants serve a mind boggling variety of dishes right from the traditional cuisines from different parts of the state to the much hackneyed “Chinese”.

Kowshika is a famous multi cuisine vegetarian restaurant known for the lip smacking delicacies it dishes out. For the non vegetarian aficionados there is the multi cuisine Raja. For those who value the ambiance as much as what is on the platter, there is the open air restaurant called Sangeetha.

t’s a city of Gods, warrior princesses and great Emperors, all who have shaped the city’s character today. Madurai in fact, is

also known as the Athens of the east and the city of nectar. There is a legend which tells of a river of nectar that ran through the city, when Lord Shiva was once blessing a temple in Madurai.

Interestingly enough, Madurai is a city designed in the shape of a lotus leaf - but its main flower export is the jasmine flower. Things change in 2,500 years!

Marco Polo once made a trip here and I recommend you do too because there are so many sites to see. For example there’s the Thirupparankunram Temple (carved out of a mountain!), the Meenakshi Temple (985 pillars and has musical pillars) and Sri Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple (twin temple), which are all amazing. They’re all great examples of Indian architecture and a great way to introduce yourself to the fascinating local culture. Once you have seen your fair share of temples, try the Tirumalai Naik Palace which was built in 1523.

This city also offers movies, entertainment parks and shopping. The main shopping centres are Chithirai, Avanimoola and Masi Strees Pudhmandapam. There are other places to go shopping as well those are just some places. Madurai is known for textiles and handlooms, great souvenir ideas.

I have to admit night life could be more exciting in Madurai, but not because there aren't any good bars or good dance places, but because everything shuts down at around 12 am. The night life up until 12 includes bars (such as Apollo 96 Bar), pubs and DJ's that play good music.

The cuisine in Madurai includes rashmi chicken, tandoori items, kebab chicken, mixed vegetables, and much more. If you want to try some restaurants, Sangeetha is a roof top restaurant with a fairytale type of ambience. The best part is being able to watch the sky as one eats a delicious meal. I’d also try sugar cane juice, known to the locals as carumbu.

Madurai is a city that reflects the tradition and history, creating a modern day fairytale, of colour and sights. This is a magical city that is filled with life.

Madurai cuisine- mainly comprises of vegetarian food viz. dosai, idly, pongal and sambar. The food of Madurai is cooked in coconut oil using minimum condiments and spices. In fact, Madurai food is known to be both simple and tasty. Some of the common ingredients used in food of Madurai are lettuce leaves, carrots, brinjals, potatoes, ladies finger, tomatoes and cauliflower.

Madurai cuisine- is very popular all over the country. Since the food is easy to cook people from various parts of the country are tempted to try out Madurai cuisine.

Madurai is also known for its filter coffee, which is very popular among the tourists coming to the city. Besides, the city is also famous for its drinks such as Paruthi Pal, Jil Jil Jigarthanda and Ambatbath. Paruthi is a popular drink in Madurai, which is made from coconut, raw rice flour and jaggery. Jil Jil Jigarthanda is yet another favorite drink, which is loved by the people of the city.

Madurai houses many hotels and restaurants that specialize in local cuisine. Some of the hotels, which offer excellent Madurai food are as follows:

Hotel Germanus
Hotel Royal Court
Hotel M.R. International
Hotel The Madurai Residency
Hotel Chentoor

At these hotels, one can taste the authentic cuisine of Madurai. Besides, the road-side stalls of the city also offer a large variety of delectable dishes.

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