A visit is not complete without a shopping. Kerala is a shopping paradise. Choices are so vast that we ourselves will get confused what to buy from Kerala. Every thing in Kerala is unique and extra ordinary Like Kerala handloom, spices, gold ornaments and souvenirs. Remember one thing while going for shopping in streets meant for that everything will be over priced. It is very common in all tourist destination that’s everything will be over priced. But taking back a souvenir from Kerala will remind you a wonderful holiday spent in God’s own country. Kerala shopping offers a wide variety of artifacts from traditional to modern. Anything and everything is available in Kerala.
- Spices:
The main reason Vasco De Gama coming to Kerala and all the other traders that followed were for its apices. Because of its tropical climate and the growing conditions Kerala has a wide variety of spices the state produce over 12 variety of spices including pepper , cardamom, clove, cinnamon.
- Aranmula Kannadi:
Aranmula Kannadi must buy from Kerala. It is specialty of the small village in Kerala Aranmula, which falls towards the south of the state. It is prepared by an alloy of copper, silver, brass, white led and bronze which is cast in wax before being finished by hand.
- The Kasavu Mundu and Saree:
This is the traditional outfit of a Malayalee. It is cream colour with gold border. The cooling colors of the outfit are keeping in mind the climatic conditions of the state. The Kasavu Mundu and Saree are available I most of the garment shops in Kerala. Though today the Kasavu Mundu and Saree have changed and they come in different designs and color but background colour and gold border remains the same.
- Jewellery:
Gold jewellery is the specialty of Kerala. All keralite love gold. It shows the status of the family. Every city of the state is full of numerous gold shops with a wide variety of designs and price range to choose from. Though a lot of silver places have been set up Kashmiries in the state, which offer a lot of north Indian style of jewellery.
- Mural Painting:
Mural painting is a traditional Kerala art, which was developed between 15th and 19th century. Mural art works adorn the walls of temples depicting mythological scenes. These art forms generally use rich colours like red, green and yellow. The price of the painting varies according to its size.
- Food:
Because of its history of invaders and traders the cuisine of Kerala is very different. One can use from scrumptious vegetarian food to very spicy on – vegetarian dishes, to biriyani to sea food. The Muslims in Kerala are famous for the mouth watering biriyani they prepare. Kerala has a long cost line and thus a lot of exotic sea food dishes are prepared here.
The traditional Kerala spread is known as sadhya. A sadya is a big feast associated with a special occasion, such as marriage, birthday child birth etc. Sadhya is traditionally a vegetarian meal served on a plantain or banana leaf; people eat sitting cross legged on the floor. Sadhya can have 24 – 28 dishes served in it. The dishes are plain boiled rice, many curries, papadum, plain yogurt or butter mil, Dal, sambar, Rasam, banana, plantain chips and 2 or more sweet dishes called payasam. The curries are made of different vegetables and have different flavorings.
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