Calicut - FOOD ZONES

I was born in this city, but the city was not born in me. (Courtesy – Jesse Jackson speech I was born in the slum, but the slum was not born in me).

The city is the third largest in the state of Kerala and one pf the important business centers in North Kerala. I grew up in this town which has got a fantastic coastal line. I did my schooling at St Joseph’s Boys which is close to the Arabian Sea. Lunch break for me was the time to take a long walk through the beach road. I had a friend by the name Shimjith who always accompanied me in this afternoon jaunts. In Calicut the private buses are green in colour and I had some personal favorites depending on their speed and comforts. I and my family(mom,dad & bro) used to make regular trips to the sea shore on holidays. There is one Swami’s hotel where the specialty was hot and soft uppama. Other hotels which we used to haunt are – Hotel Paris near Palayam and Hotel Sagar near the KSRTC bus station. The former serves you good briyani and the latter was famous for its parotta.
Calicut has got one street which is always filled with people. The street is known as SM Street. The expansion of the letter SM is SWEET MARKET. A commercial street which never sleeps. At the beginning of this street there is a bakery called – Maharaja’s where you get the original Calicut Halwa. Unknown to many people there is a small café on top of this bakery which serves you Puri Masala and Coffee . (to be continued...)