Bangalore and Non-Veg Food

Bangalore has undoubtedly, one of the best weathers in India which probably is the reason for so many IT companies settling here. In turn, Bangalore attracts people from across the country making it one of the most cosmopolitan cities. The food joints here leave no stone unturned to ensure that one gets non-veg food varying from Lang-sha (North-Eastern States) to Awadhi Biryani (Uttar Pradesh) and different food from other states. Bangalore has not been always like this. I got to know from a news article (link below) that in Malleswaram, the hub of the city it was difficult to get liquor, leave alone non veg food, twenty years back. Being a vegetarian was considered to have a ‘higher social status’ since that was more or less, at par with Brahmins. 

We have a plethora of options for having non veg food now in Bangalore. Ranging from street food stalls to military hotels to 5 star restaurants these food points ensure that one get nearly all kinds of non veg food that fits in her budget. Talking about military hotels, it was difficult to get the origin of the name by searching on internet however, we get a vague idea that these military hotels were set-up to serve military people. Mostly these military hotels are non veg and don’t burn a hole in your pocket. 

Some streets in bangalore become a paradise for nonveg connoisseurs in the festivals particularly Ramadan. People will be thronging around stalls having non veg delicacies in Shivajinagar on Ramadan evenings. If you’re lucky you get to taste camel’s meat otherwise the normal stuff like mutton samosa (half the size of a regular samosa), chicken burger, beef / mutton kebabs, caramel custard and last but not the least sulemani chai are served. These stalls are temporary ones and hygiene-minded people may hesitate a bit to have food here. Some stalls are open post midnight in Shivajinagar for latecomers. Other places where these stalls can be found are Tilak Nagar, Rahamat Nagar and Frazer Town.

While now-days there’s a lot of debate going on what to eat and what not to eat and some atrocious incidents have also taken place (particularly in North India) for people eating / storing beef, Bangalore is a relatively safe place to have non veg food with the variety, unlikely to get anywhere else.