If someone visits God’s Own Country once, they will never forget the moment, especially the Kerala foods. The taste of Kerala lingers long on one’s tongue. The flavour of spices in Kerala food lingers longer in one’s memory. Spice have a great role in making Kerala foods memorable. The fragrance of spices has become an identification mark of the land and thus it is famous as the Land of Spices.
Spices are one of the top factors that attract thousands of people to Kerala. The popularity of Kerala spice started many centuries ago and it caused the arrival of Arabs, Chinese, and European powers like the Portuguese, the French and the British. Spices of Kerala are really like a treasure of Kerala. The warm and humid climate and the fertile soil of Kerala’s enhance the spice production in Kerala. Cardamom, ginger, cloves, pepper, cinnamon, turmeric, and nutmeg are some of the spices produced in Kerala.