Vocal for Delicious Local Food

This neo-nomadic fraternity is also gradually growing in number. Some are in search of workstations, some are the gypsy type who love traveling to various places with their own vehicles, and they even use two-wheelers, it is their passion. They write blogs or make vlogs, and there are many who refer to their experience. ( There are lakhs of views ) There is always a suggestion to try some variety of local food.

The experience of many who travel with proper bookings, and rent some vehicles for sightseeing, is that the hotels they stay in are good, and their food options are many times exotic in the sense that even foreigners can be accommodated. But barring a few, local food is somewhat absent from the menu. There may be many local varieties of vegetables available in the market but the hotels hardly serve them. The taste of local food sometimes doesn't exist at all. The special local preparations just cannot be enjoyed.

If one enquires about them to someone from the hotel they almost are baffled, in spite of the wide range of the prestigious variety, one asking for something local food, is beyond their appreciation. Recently at Mysuru or Madikeri, the normal idlis and dosas were available but beyond that big hotels had nothing local to offer. One had to find the local eatery to taste it, which was not easy to locate. The market had a variety of fresh local vegetables available but nothing could be tasted.

One has a similar experience in Rajasthan with good hotels, in the name of local food only Gatte Wali Kadhi and Sabji were on the menu card. Fortunately, the driver was well-versed in the area, he took us to the right places where spicy Mirchi Bada could be enjoyed. A wide range of Sev and Bhujiya could be relished. Mungodi ki sabji was cooked in a hotel where we were the only people on the sprawling premises of the hotel. The credit went to the smart driver of the car.

Odisha cuisine is really not known in Maharashtra. The hotel could provide Dalma, the special kind of dal cooked with drumsticks, raw papaya, and banana besides brinjal, potato, and some more vegetables. Zal Mudi that one gets on the beach of Puri and practically at every corner, is really a mouth-watering version of bhel that too totally healthy, but not offered at the hotels. Even the most popular and filling breakfast available at every corner, Dahi Bada with Aloo Dum Guguni, was not present in the hotels. This too is an absolute pleasure and healthy Avatar. Bady chura, which could be tasted in a small, simple, and roadside eatery was not available in any of the good hotels.

Multiple types of badiyans made in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab are never cooked in hotels. Though Paranthas and Samosas, pakodas and chat items are available to some extent, to enjoy local taste one has to know the right spot.
Mandue ki roti and potato sabji with a special kind of spice could be tasted at Rishikesh only after enquiring about the local food in the hotel and because one of the persons from the hotel had worked in Maharashtra.

Maybe northeastern states are a little better on this front of local food.

One is surprised to find the hotels not serving local flavors to tourists. Tourism also includes exploring the flavors of the different states along with visiting various places, and cultures and purchasing specialty products.
Our hotels too should take the initiative to help tourists explore the local cuisine,this too should be perceived as being vocal for locals. Every place has a lot of popular local food and Street food, tourists need to carry home diverse tastes

One more point needs a little attention. Sometimes one feels that if one determines to cook different items every day, hardly one would need to repeat them, we have a huge range of local flavors. Diverse food ought to be made available in bigger metropolitan cities.

The other point is the portion of the eatables. If one wants to try a couple of things, the quantity offered doesn't allow one to do so. One might repeat the order if one wants when the quantity is moderate.

One of the interesting aspects is introducing tastes of different states on a regular basis in metropolitan cities.

Of course, the hotel industry does try but it should accommodate tastes from different quarters of the country at a greater pace. If one enjoys these tastes when one visits small towns, one would definitely like to enjoy them at home town too.