OT Staff
With a sweet-and-sour taste and tight skin, the Coorg orange is a cultivar from the coffee-producing hill station that was given GI status in 2006. Time your visit to Coorg during the harvesting season from November to January to sink your teeth into the rich, juicy pulp.
This type of coffee bean is grown specifically in the Kodagu district of Karnataka. The district’s unique biotic and abiotic conditions impart a certain flavour to the coffee when it’s roasted. One of the top places for a coffee plantation tour is the Riverside Coffee estate, where you can embark on a coffee-to-cup brewing experience.
The unique climatic conditions of Coorg—warm and humid conditions, well-distributed rainfall and loamy soil—give its green cardamoms a distinct aroma, faint green colour and small size that sets it apart from those grown elsewhere. Known as the “Queen of Spices,” the native variety is known locally as malay yalakki.
Favoured by the former First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama, and President Barack Obama, Channapatna’s traditional toy-making heritage dates back to the 18th century. Visit the Channapatna Crafts Park, where over 3,000 traditional artisans are engaged in the production of these wooden and lacquerware products.