First time travellers in Southern India may be unaware what a fabulous treasure trove of culinary delights awaits their taste buds. Propelled by its regional diversity, the South is not all about idli, sambar, dosa and rasam and curd rice alone.

Your jump off point, Bangalore, the state capital of Karnataka, can introduce you to an amazing banquet of mouth-watering fare which may be quite distinct from what you will find in Kochi or Trivandrum in Kerala or from Tamil Nadu, Telangana or Andhra Pradesh. There are variables no doubt, and similarities too of popular dishes, but these have largely come into being thanks to the astonishing cross-cultural vibrancy of this tightly knit geographic setting.

Unity in diversity, driven by the senses, is the most compelling reason to hit the foodie trail in Karnataka.