Eat your heart out!
Out of CHENNAI (148km)
Discover the Franco-Tamil culinary scene in Puducherry
uducherry is a fascinating mélange of French and Tamil culture, and the city’s foodscape is testament to that. Make , located near the airport, your first stop. It grows its own vegetables, makes its own pasta and all the recipes come from the Italian proprietor’s mother – call for the delish, thin-crust wood-fired pizzas. Once and dive right into the , a savoury buckwheat crêpe stuffed with tomatoes, cheese and olives. If all the savoury goodness has your sweet tooth tingling, stop by and call for the hot chocolate – it arrives with a spoon made of chocolate and two cubes of grated chocolate to be mixed into the already-luscious beverage. For breakfast the next day, head to the whimsical , located in a converted Franco-Tamil house, and order the , a ham-and-cheese grilled sandwich. If all the French delicacies have brought on a slight homesickness, stave it all off with a fabulous Tamil meal at As you mop up the curry with fluffy , ponder over where you’ll eat next – there’s plenty left.
