Mangalore Attractions
 
 
Everybody likes ice-cream, dessert. Mangalore’s most famous ice-cream is a “Gadbad”. It is made up of mix flavor of fruits and ice-cream. It is decorated and presented in a tall jug shaped glass, one layer of strawberry ice-cream, a thin layer of jelly and some dry-fruits. It is too tasty to eat. You can get that in just Rs. 45/-
 
     
 
Mangalore’s special sweets are:
 
     
 
Mangalore Halwa : It is made of wheat, Guava, Banana and pure ghee.
 
       
 

Appam : It is made up of rice, jeera, and jaggery.
 
       
 
Menskai : It is a sweet prepared with mango, coconut and spices.
 
 
   
 
Payasum : Payasum is very delicious in taste. It is made up of Moong dal, pure coconut milk, palm jaggery, sabudana (sabaki) and dry fruits.
 
     
 
Other than sweets below are some stuff which attracts you to towards Mangalore. This is specialty of Mangalore.
 
 
 
 
Shira, Neer dosa, Pundi, Manni, kori – roti, aarita podi etc…
 
     
 
On traditional festivals it is compulsory to eat food on banana leaves and you have to eat only with your hands. You can not use spoon or fork.
 
     
 
Most of the south Indian hotel serve you your order on banana leaves
 
     
 
Major eating stuff is prepared by Rice, pure ghee and jaggery.
 
       
  City Shopping :  
     
 
People in south prefer to wear traditional customs that is men’s like to wear cotton lungi, cotton white vesti and white half – selves shirt. Where women’s prefer cotton round sari and half sari.
 
     
  There are big shopping malls and food bazaars in main places of Mangalore  
     
  One of the big mall is in Suratakal. Suratakal Shopping Mall provides with all big and small stuff. You will get all varieties of clothes - tradition & western.  
 

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