page_title: Sivaganga district
section_title: Chettinad
hierarchical_section_title: Sivaganga district / Places of interest / Chettinad
caption_attribution_description: English: Chettinad cuisine
context_page_description: Sivaganga District is one of the 38 districts in Tamil Nadu state, India. Sivaganga is the district headquarters.It is bounded by Pudukkottai district on the Northeast, Tiruchirapalli district on the North, Ramanathapuram district on South East, Virudhunagar district on South West and Madurai District on the West. Karaikudi is the most populous centre in the district. The area's other larger towns include Sivagangai, Kalayar Kovil, Devakottai, Manamadurai, and Tiruppattur. As of 2011, the district had a population of 1,339,101 with a sex-ratio of 1,003 females for every 1,000 males.
context_section_description: Chettinad is the homeland of the Nattukottai Chettiars (Nagarathar), a prosperous banking and business community. It is well known for its Chettinad cuisine, which is very hot and spicy. In fact, Chettinad has one of the South Indian cuisines with large number of specialty restaurants. A typical meal will have meat, a large number of courses, and is served on a banana leaf.
  Also, the old Chettiar mansions are rich in heritage, art and architecture. The affluence of the chettiars are shown off in their palatial houses, including one example in Kanadukathan. Carved teak wood doors and frames, marble floors, granite pillars, Belgian mirrors and Italian tiles are the norms.
caption: Chettinad cuisine
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