Chennai cuisines

In Chennai, you get the opportunity to taste variety of cuisine which varies from local to national and international cuisine. But if you are in Chennai, you can taste the Tamil cuisine have all tastes- sweet, sour, salty, bitter, pungent and astringent. Traditional Tamil meal is served on a banana leaf and comprises of rice, steamed rice with various dishes like sambar, dry curry, rasam and kootu. Along with the meals, you are also served with crisp appalams, a kind of Indian wafers. When you are finished with your meal, you are offered with a small banana and a few betel leaves and nuts.

If you prefer for pure vegetarian food, then you can visit Udipi restaurant. In spite of the changes in practices, Tamil cuisine manages to withhold its basic aroma and flavour.

Explore Chennai Attractions

Chennai offers many interesting places to visit to tourists. Chennai has several historic landmarks and buildings, sandy beaches, and parks to explore on your visit. Chennai is ranked as the third Indian city to draw tourists from USA, UK, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Singapore. One of the most famous tourist attractions of Chennai is the neighbouring town of Mahabalipuram. The city is famous for its ancient temples and rock carvings belonging to the 7th century Pallava kingdom.

Marina Beach features the Light House, memorials, statues and gardens. Towards the south of the city of Chennai, Elliot's Beach in Besant Nagar is regarded as one of the most renowned places to visit for the tourists. Therefore, tourists can enjoy visiting Parthsarthy Temple, Kapaleeshwar Temple, Santhome Cathedral, Fort St. George, Marina Beach, National Art Gallery, Snake Park, The Theosophical Society, Kalakshetra.

The South Indian Food will make your mouth fill with water...

You can expect in restaurants in Chennai traditional Indian food served in various styles. Indian is known for diversity in culture and you can definitely see this feature on making visit to the restaurants of Chennai. If you are visiting any restaurant for breakfast, you will be served by Tiffin or Light meals. As the main staple of the Tamils is rice, in Tiffin you will find idli, dosai, pongal, vadai served with sambhar, chutney and mulagapodi. Along with it, you can enjoy hot filter coffee.

The lunch or dinner served in Indian restaurant is usually known as “Thali.” The Tamil meal is usually served in banana leaf. You will find in the platter steamed rice along with two to six vegetable.