Category: food
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Experience the joy of making delicious pazhampori..
Shijo, where are you? I am at the Carmel store Varapuzha to buy some pazham pori. Is it special? Yes. Then Shijo sent me these photos; Pazham pori, also known as Ethakka Appam or Nendrapazham Appam, is a hugely popular and beloved snack from Kerala, India.It’s essentially a banana fritter made by deep-frying ripe bananas…
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Catching clam / kakka / kallummakaya
These women in Kadamakudy are so skilled, committed, daring and hardworking. Here is a woman catching clam (shell or kakka) in the local language Malayalam. They continue this process for hours together buried neck deep in water. The kakka fry and the kakka ularthiyathu is a popular Kerala dish and is available in the local…
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Mouth watering spicy prawns
There are two toddy shops at Kadamakudy. One is at the middle of the central road on the valia Kadamakudy and the second one in the middle of the Pokkali fields near the Kadamakudy temple. This photograph is captured at the latter one. These toddy shops are called Kallu shappu in Malayalam and the curry…
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Kinnathappam – a local delicacy
Kinnathappam is a local delicacy generally made at homes. If lucky can be also found in the small hotels known as chayakada meaning tea shop in the local language Malayalam. Kinnathappam is a delicious and traditional steamed rice cake from Kerala, known for its soft, silky, and pudding-like texture. There are a few variations, some…
