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 Come
and spend your vacations in Kerala that is popularly known as "God's
Own Country." Enjoy a leisure houseboat cruise on the quiet and
peaceful labyrinth of the Kerala backwaters and taste the real Kerala
while you sample some of the most mouth watering local food delights.
Kerala India Vacations offers information on the wide variety of food
that forms an integral part of the Kerala cuisine.
Kerala cuisine in all its variations is simply delectable. Kerala being
a lush green spice country known for its high quality spices, acres of
coconut plantations and a profusion of banana and other seasonal fruit
trees offers countless options for a variety of cuisine prepared by
choosing the right combination of mouthwatering spices, vegetables and
fruits.
Coconuts are an inseparable part of Kerala cuisine
preparation; in fact all the traditional Kerala dishes are cooked with
some variation of the coconut fruit such as grated coconut, crushed
coconut, coconut milk or coconut oil. Coconut paste is used effectively
to thicken gravies. Dishes prepared with fermented rice paste are quite
popular. The idlis, dosas, pancakes, puttu and vallepam are popular
Kerala cuisine items that are prepared with an eclectic selection of
spices cooked in the right proportion.
Seasonal vegetables cooked to perfection, banana
preparations, sambar and boiled rice with spicy pickles form a typical
traditional Kerala lunch that is served on a banana leaf along with a
custard like sweet dish.
Taste special Kerala delicacies such as Theeyal, Aviyal and Thoran
among other dishes and lick your fingers of every last bit of curry.
The best way to enjoy Kerala cuisine is to sit on the ground with the
Kerala delicacies spread on a clean banana leaf and have your food with
your fingers.
Kerala cuisine also includes a variety of seafood, as Kerala is rich in
marine life. In fact every traditional Kerala meal includes a dish of
cooked fish and at times special meat dishes.
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