Like any place cuisines of Kerala is also related to its history, geography and demography. Kerala is home to various religions of people including Hindu, Muslim and Christians. Most of the Hindus of Kerala are vegetarian while Muslims and Christians are non-vegetarian. Kerala food includes both vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes. The most unique quality of the kerala cuisine is that like south-Indian cuisines it is very high on spices.

Kerala has a wide range of coconut plants and all types of Kerala cuisines are incomplete without coconut and spices added to it. Spices like cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, clove, garlic, cumin, tamarind and coriander are used to tone up the system that is why kerala is known as the land of spices. Kerala food is traditionally served on a clean green banana leaf and it seems to be very tempting eating with fingers. Sadya, a traditional banquet is a typical kerala feast made of rice and around 14 vegetable dishes topped with a delicious sweet desert cooked in milk known as ‘payasam’ that tastes like a rice pudding. Other popular desserts include Unniappam, pazham-pori, kozhukkatta, etc. Many more delicious foods like sambar, rasam, olan, kaalan, pachadi, kichadi, aviyal, thoran are served in kerala.

Breakfast and Lunch : Keralite cuisine is rich with various types of breakfast and lunch. The vegetarian breakfast dishes are Puttu (a dish made of rice powder and grated coconut) and kadala (a curry made of chana), idli (fluffy rice pancakes) and sambar, dosa and chutney, pidiyan, Idiyappam, Paal-Appam, etc. Rice is an imporant dish of lunch in Kerala. The most prefered lunches are parboiled rice, Kanji, Tapioc(known as kappa in Kerala). Kerala sea foods are also mouth-watering and tourists have a great fondness for it. Lots of dishes of fresh fishes are served in Kerala resorts and hotels.

Famous Kerala Cuisines : Pathri, Appam and Biriyani are of the most famous Kerala cuisines. Pathri and appam are sort of pan cakes made of rice flour with fermented sap of coconut palm. Biriyani is a dish made of rice cooked along with onions, meat, chilies, and many spices that makes it mouthwatering. Kerala is famous for the juice of tender coconut which is a refreshing nutritious thirst quencher. This is also known as world’s safest natural soft drink. Kerala cuisines are a basic source of attraction for the city which grabs the attention of millions of Indian foodies.

Culture of Kerala is a development of antiquity, unity, continuity and universality and thus the people of Kerala collectively achieved in the field of religion, philosophy, language & literature, art and architecture, education and social organization. As a sign of religious culture, food is offered at the rituals and festivals as an expression of love and thanks.

Kerala is the fastest growing tourist destination in India and is well connected to many other parts of the country by air, rail and road. Kerala Travel Guide can help you in a great way for adding colors and flavors to your trip during long holidays.