food

Devaraj Market

This colorful outdoor market is a dizzying maze of everything under the Mysore sun – from flowers to fresh produce to household items and beyond! Definitely a must-see. It is at the intersection where Vinoba Road meets Sayyaji Rao Road, near KR Circle. If you’re not sure how to get there, take an auto-rickshaw. [click to continue...]

You’ve heard the horror stories – people getting sick after drinking the water. Well, it can be true so you want to be very careful when drinking beverages in India. Buy bottled water and avoid drinking from the tap. If you get a beverage at a restaurant, ask for it without ice. If you purchase a freshly pressed juice, request all fruit, no water. Luckily you can order water home delivery very cheaply. [click to continue...]

Here are a few of the favorite dining places frequented by yoga students.

Anu’s Internet Café

367, 2nd Main, 3rd Stage
Gokulam, Mysore
Karnataka, India 570 002
anugan@gmail.com or ganeshmysore@gmail.com
Phone: 0821 4288120
Anu is a lovely woman who prepares delicious home-cooked meals in a cozy bamboo hut on her rooftop. It’s one of the top favorite dining spots among yogis. A wonderful breakfast is served on Sundays but she is best known for her incredible lunch and dinner buffet served at 1 pm and 5 pm respectively, every day except Thursdays. The buffet usually includes a soup, 2 or [click to continue...]

So now having waxed profusely on the incredible culinary delights of Mysore in my previous post, the question foremost in most students’ minds is “Is the food safe to eat or will I be crying feverishly while clinging to my blankie, formerly known as my cool $80 Mysore rug?”

Good question – glad you asked. I first arrived in Mysore armed for battle! My weapons of choice included grapefruit seed extract, a vegetable scrub brush and peeler. Whatever was left of my food after sanitizing it, exfoliating every crevice and peeling it down to an unrecognizable nub, I would ingest with a fistful of probiotics and enzymes. Ahhh, my plan was foolproof! Parasites didn’t have a chance.
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There are many street vendors and food stalls that you can satisfy your appetite just about anywhere! Fruit stands selling fresh watermelon, pineapple, grapes, jackfruit and seasonal fruits are plentiful. Fresh vegetables are sold in street stalls, on wooden carts, even blankets on the ground strewn with the day’s harvest. [click to continue...]