Kori Gassi Land
Welcome to Mangalore city. It's hilly. It's a seaport. It's India's coffee and cashew capital. And it's getting increasingly famous...

Lifestyle In Rural Mangalore
The Rai family of Ananthadi in Mangalore lives in an ancestral home and is self-sufficient as far as their eating habits go. Everything either grows on their vast and picturesque property or is reared there and lends itself to the cooking pot.

An Ice Cream Called 'Gadbad'!
Mangalore�s most popular ice-cream is a mix-and-match flavour called Gadbad. It is manufactured by Y. PRABHAKAR KAMATH, perhaps the city's most enterprising businessman. He tells UpperCrust his story of success.

Gunpowder Curry Powders!!
Aruna Industries in Mangalore is the major producer of all kinds of chilli, sambar and masala powders. UpperCrust meets its proprietor, K. V. PRABHU, who explains what is unique about his Byadgi chillies that make the masala powders so special.

Jackfruit It's Cousin ...Breadfruit
They are both fruit and vegetable, and a great delicacy when cooked and served on a Mangalorean table, discovers UpperCrust. In fact, foreigners are known to go in search of the breadfruit in Mangalore and are curious to taste it when cooked sukka or a gassi.

To Market, To Market, To Buy Whatever You May Please!
The market places of Mangalore city are where the great food ideas in most people�s homes first originate. Some of the best vegetables, fruits, fish and dry fish markets in all of South India are to be found in this gourmet city, discovers UpperCrust.

Taj Hospitality By The Port
FARZANA CONTRACTOR describes the Taj Group�s Hotel Manjarun in Mangalore which stands overlooking an old port and offers amazing Mangalorean cuisine.

Flavoursome Coconut Milk Curries
The coconut milk curries of Mangalore are what make the cuisine of this city different from other South Indian food, discovers UpperCrust.

The Bunt, Christian and Moplah Cuisines Of Mangalore
There are three major cuisines in Mangalore: the Bunt community of South Kanara, has the spicy, non-vegetarian food of the Brahmins and the coconut milk chicken and fish curries of the Shetty community; the flavoursome beef, pork and fish food of the Christians; and, the wholesome and hot, Arab-influenced cuisine of the Moplah community of Malabari Muslims from Kasargod. An UpperCrust team visited the homes of eminent families of each community.

Gone Fishing...For Kane!
What the Hilsa means to the Bengali and the Karimeen to the Keralite, the Kane, or Ladyfish, means to the Mangalorean. It is a freshwater fish that is a great delicacy in this coastal city. MARK MANUEL goes out fishing for it.

Palm Jaggery, The Healthier Version
Palm jaggery is like sugarcane jaggery, only it is healthier, and the chosen one in Mangalore, discovers UpperCrust.

Forget Idli-Sambar, Have Moode & Padange!
Mangalorean breakfast is more than Idli-Sambar, it is also Moode and Padange, Semige and Aapam, discovers UpperCrust.

Godi Halwa & Holige From Taj Sweets
The New Taj Mahal Cafe in Mangalore is where you get the city�s best sweetmeats, finds out UpperCrust. The cafe is a landmark... and a must-stop shop for the visitor.