‘Olai Puttu’, eatery for authentic Sri Lankan food comes-up in Thoothukudi

THOOTHUKUDI

THOOTHUKUDI

If you are a foodie and longing to enjoy the hitherto unknown traditional authentic foods of Sri Lankan Tamils, then ‘Olai Puttu’, the eatery inaugurated in the port town on Thursday, may be the right destination, where they serve a range of foods and snacks of the island nation.

Women from the Sri Lankan Tamil rehabilitation camps in Maappillaiyoorani, Thaappaaththi and Kulaththuvaaipatti run this eatery and prepare the food and snacks.

‘Olai Puttu’ of Sri Lankan Tamils has taken its roots in one of the shops in the newly inaugurated commercial complex of Thoothukudi Corporation, built on an outlay of Rs. 2 crore, on Carpenter Street near St. Patrick Church close to the First Gate.

 Inaugurating the eatery, MP Kanimozhi appealed to the members to ensure hygiene and superior quality of the food they serve to the customers. “This venture should give confidence to the women in rehabilitation camps across Tamil Nadu to take up their business ventures as a group,” she said.

Minister for Social Welfare P. Geetha Jeevan informed that 136 permanent houses were being built in the Sri Lankan rehabilitation camps in Thoothukudi district in the first phase.

Collector K. Senthil Raj said the Sri Lankan Tamils, who could never be considered as ‘others’ or ‘foreigners’, had several things in common to share with the Tamils here including their culture, food, festivals and other celebrations.