Bunt (community) - Cuisine

Cuisine

Bunts form one of the major communities of Coastal Karnataka. Their cuisine draws inspiration from the local produce and fruits found in this region. Rice is used imaginatively to create a vast range of delicacies.Apart from certain clans among Bunts who strictly follow a vegetarian diet most Bunts aren't strictly vegetarian and eating of meat mainly of Fish and Fowl is permitted,But as caste Hindus consumption of Beef and meat from certain animals such as Pork is strictly prohibited and doing so often resulted in excommunication or undertaking purificatory rituals during the pre-independence era.The most favoured meat preparaton of the Bunts is the chicken curry called kori gasee. Jackfruit, Banana, Mango etc., are used in various forms to prepare a wide variety of detectable dishes ranging from Kundapur to Kasargod, the Bunt cuisine contains many variations in use of ingredients and methods of preparation. This has only enhanced the distinctive flavors of each region and lent freshness to the culinary marvels of the community

The cuisine of Bunts is popular all over India especially in and around Mumbai where many Bunts own a number of hotels and restaurants . Bunts specialise both in vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes.Among non-vegetarian dishes, Kori Rotti,Kane Gasee,Neer Dosa and kori gasee are well known. Vegetarian dishes include Gullāa Chutney,Pāthrode and Neer dosa Chutney