" Most hotels and restaurants in Orissa  have a good selection of multi-cuisine on their menus including some house specialties. The fish and prawn catch of Orissa coast are totally free from toxic substances like mercury and lead etc.

The rich and verdant land brings forth vegetables that are lush and fruits that brim over with beneficial properties and are therefore form a large part of Orissa diet. Rice drawn from the emerald paddy fields in sun-drenched valleys finds its way to the table - sweet smelling and delicious. With the religious leanings of the state, meat consumption is relatively low, though most hotels and restaurants have it on their menus.
        What is rich and plentiful is the diverse selection of seafood, with crabs and lobsters steeped in the ever present ingredients of -- Orissa Cuisine -- curd ( yoghurt ) and

     Small cakes, or ' pithas ' which are both sweet and savoury are extremely popular in Orissa. Chhenapodapitha , the caramelized custard-like dessert is popular not only with the locals but also with the tourists.
                       Another traditional must is the tasting of the         ' Mahaprasad '  or the sacred food offered as ' Bhog' to Lord Jagannath . Available at the Anand Bazar of the Jagannath Temple, your hotel can help you procure it quite easily. The temple kitchen is believed to be the largest kitchen in the world. Created on a cooking facility which is highly efficient despite its afe, 400 ' supkars, ( cooks ) work around 200 hearths daily to feed over 10,000 people.