Udupi Cuisine

1.Header:                           Origin and Growth of Udupi Vegetarian Hotels

Kicker:                  In an age when fighting to be fit is the target, Udupi hotels, founded on vedic traditions of strict vegetarianism seem to be the way.

Udupi, a coastal city near Mangalore, in South Karnataka is famous for two things: Udupi Cuisine and Manipal Medical College and Manipal Institute of Information Technology.

While the aspiring medical and engineering candidates rush to Manipal in Udupi, the vegetarian hotels have moved from there to the length and breadth of the country spreading the aroma of Udupi cuisine.

Our HT team visited Udupi Restaurant at Karol Bag to have a taste of the world famous Udupi dishes. In the past, these restaurants were run by cooks and priests trained at Krishna Mutt, established by renowned Vaishavite Saint Madhwacharya, at Udupi in the strict vedic tradition. What is the origin of Udupi dishes and why do people like vegetarian food now a days?

The variety and range of dishes here is wide, using grains, beans, vegetables and fruits. It adheres strictly to the vedic tradition of Indian vegetarian cuisine, using no onions or garlic, as well as no meat, fish, or shellfish.

Following is the link to the video on the story:

http://www.hindustantimes.com/audio-news-video/Origin-and-Growth-of-Udupi-Vegetarian-Hotels/Article2-687115.aspx