Maniyakarampalayam
Maniyakaranpalayam is a location in Coimbatore District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Maniyakaranpalayam is a located 6 km from Coimbatore Railway Station, Tamil Nadu, India.
This is the last ward ( 72 ) of the Coimbatore Corporation and this is in the northern border of the Coimbatore corporation.
Rice is the main food.
“Kamban soru” and “Rai Kali / koolu” are very popular during the summer months.
“Kedaai vettu” and “Kochai kozhi” are to treat family, “Pangalis” ( cousins ) and friends.
“Elaneer” ( tender coconut ), “Neer moru” ( skimmed butter milk ), “Nongu” ( palm fruit ) are consumed in large amounts during summer.
Mobile bonda / bajji stalls appear in the medu ( opposite to Ananda Stores ) during the evenings and serve local people hot fast food.
Of course the mobile ice cream man ( kone ice, kuchi ice, paal ice, semia ice, grape ice ) and the “Soan papadi” man deserve mention.
During Pongal season, “Motchai” ( a type of bean ), “Poosanikai” ( Pumpkin ), “Arasanikai”, “Senai kilangu” ( a tuber ) are prominent vegetables.
Exotic fruits such as “Nagapalam”, “Seenipuliyankai” , “Nellikai” ( Gooseberries ), “Elanthaipalam” are sold door to door.
In the bygone days, “Kambar cut”, “Jow Mittai”, “Thaen mittai”, “Kadalai burupi”, “Kadalai urundai”, “Elanthai vadagam” were favourite snacks among the children and sold by vendors in front of the school.