A cuisine named after Udupi, a city on the southwest coast of India, this cuisine is said to have been found by Madhvacharya in the Tulu Ashta Mathas of Udupi.
Being inaccessible by land for a long time, Coorg gave way to the locals to make good use of their local ingredients and spices, giving rise to spicy, meaty Coorgi cuisine.
For the non-vegetarian lovers! This part of the cuisine is predominantly a heaven for non-vegetarians, where people love to eat mutton, seafood, eggs, and poultry in their regular diet along with rice and coconut.
Malenadu region got its name from the heavy rains which means 'the land of the rains' in Kannada. The heavy rain facilitates lush greenery and helps to produce rich and interesting ingredients.
