A street in Puducherry with a name plate that depicts both, French and Tamil influences

Extremely few, if any, of the new city restaurant menus or pop-up kitchens we get wind of feature cuisine from Puducherry. It's as if the food from this laid-back Union Territory is like an exotic ingredient lying neglected in our cupboard, being of little or no use in our daily cooking. So, we were pleasantly surprised to find information about an upcoming lunch consisting of a three-course meal of dishes from the region, organised by the second-year students of Don Bosco College of Hospitality Studies.