Chennai Food Festival, Island Ground

The Chennai Food Festival is organized annually during the month of August inviting all the foodies in the city to explore the unique cuisines of the state. Food festivals are expanding rapidly as a sector of the enormous food travel market. Food festivals are held to help the growth of local businesses, and food tourism, which itself has evolved to be a significant sector in the global tourist industry. The Chennai Food Festival involves more than 300 stalls every year celebrating local and international cuisines. Stalls were exhibited by both prominent food business owners and small business owners across the country. Every year the festival notices lakhs of spectators who enjoy the food exhibition displayed by the best restaurants in the state. The festival also includes several cultural programs to entertain the visitors. Some of the unique dishes exhibited at the festival were Kamarkattu (Jaggery balls), Dindigul biryani, Thirunelveli Halwa and Nava dhanyam( nine gains) food varieties.