Coorg

Steep, Deep Forests

Coorg (Kodagu) is a mountainous tourism district of Karnataka. Prominent on the tourism map of the South, it has misty hills, lush forests, acres and acres of tea and coffee plantation, orange groves, undulating streets, and breathtaking views. Coorg literally means dense forest on a steep hill. The famous and unique Coorgi cuisine will add to the many pleasures experienced at Coorg. The place is specially inviting for non-vegetarians because of its game meats, pork and other delicious ingredients. Some of the popular dishes that one must try here are pandhi (pork), koli (chicken) and yarchi (lamb) spiced with pepper, kokum, bamboo shoot, red chilly, bembla curry, kadumbuttu, noolputu, voti and excellent coffee. One can also carry back coffee, honey, spices, cardamom, pepper, pineapple, papads and oranges apart from the famous Coorgi silk saree.