Food & Shopping

Food & Shopping

Kottayam, the land of letters and latex, also offers an amazing culinary and shopping experience that reflects Kerala’s rich culture and rural elegance. From traditional Syrian Christian dishes to bustling local markets full of spices, books, rubber products, and handcrafted items, Kottayam invites you to eat and explore with heart and curiosity.

 Food in Kottayam – What to Eat

Kottayam’s cuisine is a delicious mix of authentic Kerala flavors, seafood specialties, and Christian culinary heritage, often served with love on a banana leaf or in clay pots.

✅ Must-Try Dishes in Kottayam

 Kottayam Style Fish Curry (Meen Mulakittathu)

• A spicy red fish curry made with kokum (fish tamarind) and coconut oil
• Often served with steamed rice or tapioca

 Appam & Stew

• Soft rice hoppers served with mild and fragrant vegetable or chicken stew cooked in coconut milk

 Erachi Ularthiyathu (Spicy Beef Fry)

• Dry-fried beef cooked with coconut slivers, pepper, and curry leaves—great with parotta or kappa

 Kappa & Meen Curry

• Boiled tapioca served with spicy fish curry—a staple in Kottayam homes

 Kerala Sadya (Vegetarian Feast)

• Traditional meal served on a banana leaf with rice, sambar, avial, thoran, pappadam, and payasam
• Especially available during festivals and in vegetarian hotels

 Palada Pradhaman / Pazham Pradhaman

• Classic Kerala desserts made with rice ada or bananas, jaggery, and coconut milk

 Where to Eat in Kottayam