page_title: Cuisine of Pondicherry
section_title: Indian influence
hierarchical_section_title: Cuisine of Pondicherry / Indian influence
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Marché aux poissons de Pondichéry, IndeEnglish: Puducherry fish market, India
context_page_description: The cuisine of Pondicherry consists of a mixture of Tamil and French influence, given the history of the area as a former French outpost until the late 20th Century. Common foods include baguettes and croissants with coffee for breakfast, ratatouille, coq au vin, bouillabaisse, which all show their French heritage or South Indian meals such as masala dosa, sambar or idly.
context_section_description: The cuisine from the neighbouring Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala have also influenced the cuisine of Pondicherry.Recently growth of North Indian community at Pondicherry brought many North Indian chaat shops to Pondicherry.
caption: Fish market in Pondicherry; being close to the ocean, fish is abundant.
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