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KERALA
FOOD ITEMS
Kerala Cuisines β Food and Culture
The cuisines of Kerala are inspired by its cultural heritage and the generous availability
of seafood, poultry and coconut. The usage of flavoured spices which are abundantly
grown in Kerala along with the coconut oil is the indigenous part of Kerala food.
Almost all dishes in Kerala has coconut and spices to flavour the native culinary
art giving it a pointy pungency which is heightened with the utilization of tamarind,
whereas coconut provides it with its richness, interesting a number of the tongue-teasing,
pepper-hot flavours. The bizarre culinary art of Kerala brings to the fore the cooking
experience of the people here. Creating numerous dishes which are believed to be
some of the tastiest foods on earth, the people of Kerala are gourmets with a distinction.
Food Varieties β Taste of Kerala
Mostly the food is hot and spicy and some are contemporary, aromatic and flavoured.
Keralites are usually fish-and-rice feeding individuals. Kerala cuisine is mostly
combination of Vegetables, meats and food flavoured with a range of spices. Seafood
is the main diet of Coastal Kerala. Whereas Vegetable is that the main diet in plains
of Kerala and Meat is that the main course among social group and northern Kerala.
Food Menu β Tingling your taste buds
The vegetarian Sadhya comprising of a variety of dishes is the main attraction of
the Kerala Cuisine. Almost all the vegetables go into the various dishes and the
course meal ends with the dessert Payasam. The Malabar Biriyani of meat and flavourful
basmati rice cooked in spices tingle your taste bud with its rich aroma and taste.
Apart from the Biriyani, Variety of snacks, Dishes prepared using mussels, Fish
and prawns are some of the items present the Malabar menu. The cuisine in Malabar
is inspired by the Muslim majority in this region. The sweet dish prepared in this
part of Kerala Kozhikode Halwa is famous in the entire world.
Banana chips are another speciality of Kerala Cuisine. The combos like Tapioca and
Fish Curry (Kappa Meenkari), the south Indian flat bread and beef (Porotta and Beef
Curry), Fermented rice pancake and stew (Appam and stew) the sumptuous and mouth
watering delicacies are another must haves of Kerala Cuisine. The List is obviously
endless as one can find that the Kerala cuisine is a vast ocean of numerous delicious
dishes.
"There is no sincerer love than the love of food."
------George Bernard Shaw
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Back to linksCloseKappa Meencurry
The combo meal of Tapioca and fish curry is famous among the non vegetarians of Kerala. Kerala fish curry is a staple diet of the people in Kerala along with Tapioca is a mouth watering dish that is a must have for the Tourist visiting kerala. -
Back to linksCloseBiriyani
The Malabar Biriyani of meat and flavourful basmati rice cooked in spices tingle your taste bud with its rich aroma and taste. Biriyani is a cultural embodiment and is reminiscent of foreign influences in Malabar; it is a reminder of the Mughal-Arab cultural influence in North Kerala due to the trade that lasted for many centuries before the 1900's and the emigration to the Middle East of locals from the 1970s onwards. -
Back to linksCloseKarimeen Pollichatu
Karimeen Polichathu is a dish made from Karimeen (Pearlspot Fish). It is a spectacular dish prepared in Kerala. It is a first class dish that tastes superb and the fish just seems to just melt in your mouth. Itβs one of the traditional recipes served in the Backwater rides of Houseboats. -
Back to linksCloseSADHYA
The vegetarian Sadhya comprising of a variety of dishes is the main attraction of the Kerala Cuisine. Almost all the vegetables go into the various dishes and the course meal ends with the dessert Payasam. The vegetarian meal of sadya is served with boiled rice and a host of side-dishes served especially during special occasions and festivals. Sadya is, as per custom, served on a banana leaf, and is a formal-style meal with three or more courses of rice with a side-dish (usually sambar, rasam, buttermilk, etc.)