Story
The History of Nagercoil Banana Chips
How a humble snack became the calling card of Kanyakumari district.
In Nagercoil, an evening rarely passes without a plate of something fried, something salted, something sweet. Snacks here are not snacks — they are the punctuation marks of the day.
This story is part of an ongoing series we're writing about our heritage kitchen, our recipes, and the small rituals of Tamil South India. More chapters coming soon.
— from the Ramalakshmi kitchen