Yercaud is in the Eastern Ghats. It is also called Poor man’s Ooty. This region's pleasant climate favours the surplus growth of coffee, tea, spices, fruits, and vegetables. You can find locally made products available here. The things you can buy in Yercaud are as follows:
Homemade Chocolates
- You can purchase homemade chocolates in Yercaud.
- Different chocolate varieties are available in the chocolate factories and outlets.
- Some homemade chocolate outlets include Yercaud Chocolate Express, Yercaud Spices & Chocolate Factory, and local shops.
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Fruits and Vegetables
- There are locally grown fruits like bananas, avocados, pears, figs, water apples, egg fruits, and jackfruits available here.
- Mudu Attukal Kilangu is famous here. The vegetable soup you make from it tastes like the Goat leg soup.
Coffee
- Since there are coffee plantations in Yercaud, you can find coffee beans and powder here.
- Robust to regular flavour coffee powders are available in shops and local coffee plantations.
- Some coffee estates like Cauvery Peak allow you to trek through coffee plantations and purchase from their outlets.
Spices
- In Yercaud, you can buy all spices from cardamon to cloves, and pepper to cinnamon.
- There are many outlets in the local marketplace that sell spices.
- The spices here are directly purchased from the nearby plantations.
Honey and Natural Cosmetics
- In Yercaud, you can purchase honey and natural cosmetics.
- Natural cosmetics from face masks to essential oils, and creams to lotions are made from locally sourced natural products.
- Outlets like Bhavani Singh's Perfumery, and Perfume Paradise have honey, essential oils, and natural cosmetics.
Tea
- In addition to coffee plantations, you can find tea plantations available in Yercaud.
- You can purchase tea leaves and various flavors of tea powders from outlets available here.
Places to Visit in Yercaud
Lady's Seat | Peeku Park |
Manjakuttai View Point | Karadiyur View Point |
Yercaud Lake | Sky Park |
Pagoda Point | Shevaroy Temple |