Character: The Solar Kitchen is a community kitchen, principally for those who live and work in Auroville. As well as serving lunches in our dining hall we prepare food that is sent out to schools and individuals. Over a year around 700 lunches are prepared daily, except Sundays. We offer a vegetarian, cosmopolitan menu, largely made from vegetables and grains grown organically in and around Auroville. Our name comes from the large Solar Bowl situated on our roof, that, on sunny days, provides steam for cooking.