{"id":4237,"date":"2018-05-22T10:25:52","date_gmt":"2018-05-22T04:55:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/?p=4237"},"modified":"2018-12-03T10:23:37","modified_gmt":"2018-12-03T04:53:37","slug":"kollam-food-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/kollam-food-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Kollam: Food tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kerala is known as the \u201cLand of Spices.\u201d Since 3000 BC, Kerala has been trading spices with European and Sumerian nations. The traditional cuisine of Kerala includes a wide variety of vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the vegetarian platter, rice and tamarind are integral. The non-vegetarian menu of Kollam includes a wide variety of seafood.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Following are some of the amazing traditional dishes of Kollam.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kappa and Meen Curry<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4243\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4243\" style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kappa-and-Meen-Curry.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4243\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kappa-and-Meen-Curry.jpg?resize=1600%2C971\" alt=\"Kappa and Meen Curry\" width=\"1600\" height=\"971\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kappa-and-Meen-Curry.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kappa-and-Meen-Curry.jpg?resize=300%2C182&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kappa-and-Meen-Curry.jpg?resize=768%2C466&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kappa-and-Meen-Curry.jpg?resize=1024%2C621&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4243\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Courtesy: in.pinterest.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kappa and Meen curry is a signature dish in Kollam and entire Kerala. It is prepared with tapioca and fish and is spicy by nature. To balance the spiciness, locals serve this dish with plain steamed rice.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meen peera<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4242\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4242\" style=\"width: 1917px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Meen-peera.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4242\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Meen-peera.jpg?resize=1917%2C2184\" alt=\"Meen peera\" width=\"1917\" height=\"2184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Meen-peera.jpg?w=1917&amp;ssl=1 1917w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Meen-peera.jpg?resize=263%2C300&amp;ssl=1 263w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Meen-peera.jpg?resize=768%2C875&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Meen-peera.jpg?resize=899%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 899w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4242\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Courtesy: thespiceadventuress.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meen peera is also known as meen pattichathu. It is an everyday fish curry cooked with fresh coconut scrapings, fish, and tamarind. While serving, it is lightly drizzled with fresh coconut oil.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Appam<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3540\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3540\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Idiyappam-kurma.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3540\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Idiyappam-kurma.jpg?resize=800%2C800\" alt=\"Idiyappam\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Idiyappam-kurma.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Idiyappam-kurma.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Idiyappam-kurma.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Idiyappam-kurma.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3540\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Courtesy: www.chitrasfoodbook.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Appam is the traditional breakfast in the region. It is quick and easy to make dish as well as is nutritious. The rice is soaked overnight, then finely ground with local additives and is allowed to ferment. The final batter is steamed into shapes or made in the form of pancakes. You can find a wide variety of appam in Kollam.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fish Moilee<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4241\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4241\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Fish-Moilee.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4241\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Fish-Moilee.jpg?resize=1280%2C720\" alt=\"Fish Moilee\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Fish-Moilee.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Fish-Moilee.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Fish-Moilee.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Fish-Moilee.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4241\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Courtesy: www.youtube.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fish Molee is a popular dish in Kollam having coconut milk as the main ingredient. Unlike the traditional Kerala Style Fish curries, this recipe doesn&#8217;t use Tamarind and is least spicy. It is served as a side dish with Appam.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/food\/recipes\/meenmoleefishcurryco_77185\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the recipe of this awesome dish.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Karimeen Pollichathu<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4217\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4217\" style=\"width: 1536px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Karimeen-Pollichathu.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4217\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Karimeen-Pollichathu.jpg?resize=1536%2C921\" alt=\"Karimeen Pollichathu\" width=\"1536\" height=\"921\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Karimeen-Pollichathu.jpg?w=1536&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Karimeen-Pollichathu.jpg?resize=300%2C180&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Karimeen-Pollichathu.jpg?resize=768%2C461&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Karimeen-Pollichathu.jpg?resize=1024%2C614&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4217\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Courtesy: www.youtube.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Karimeen Pollichathu is a popular fish dish of the region. The pearl spot fish is marinated in sea salt and local spices. It is then wrapped in banana leaf and broiled. The dish incorporates a mild flavor of the fish and balances the taste with the spices.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the local cuisine, the influence of Dutch and Portuguese food habits can also be seen because of their long-term reign in the region. Kollam is no exception to this food culture. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To indulge in the food culture and also enjoy sightseeing in this beautiful city, you can <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/car-rental\/kollam\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hire a cab on day rental<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Useful links-<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/sites-to-visit-on-one-day-kollam-trip\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sites to visit on one day Kollam trip<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/5-amazing-places-to-visit-near-kollam\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Places to visit near Kollam<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/how-to-reach-kollam\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to reach Kollam<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/kollam-history-and-cultural-tour\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kollam: History and cultural tour<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Kerala is known as the \u201cLand of Spices.\u201d Since 3000 BC, Kerala has been trading spices with European and Sumerian nations. 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