Where to eat

Where to eat in Kochi

Kochi food runs from a banana-leaf vegetarian sadya to fresh Arabian Sea fish and strong Malabar flavours. A few dishes you should not leave without trying:

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What to eat in Kochi

Kochi food runs from a banana-leaf vegetarian sadya to fresh Arabian Sea fish and strong Malabar flavours. A few dishes you should not leave without trying:

Kerala sadya

A vegetarian feast of rice, sambar, avial and a dozen sides on a banana leaf — best at a traditional meals hall.

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Karimeen pollichathu

Pearl-spot fish marinated in spices and grilled in a banana-leaf parcel — the Kerala backwater classic.

Fish moilee

Fish simmered in a mild coconut-milk curry, gentle and fragrant — a Kochi coastal staple.

Appam & stew

Soft, lacy rice-and-coconut pancakes with a mild vegetable or meat stew — the regional breakfast.

Malabar biryani

The short-grain Thalassery-style biryani, milder and more fragrant than its north-Indian cousins.

Pazham pori & sulaimani

Battered ripe-banana fritters with black-spiced sulaimani tea — the perfect rain-day snack.