My wild first day in Kerala continued in the capital city, Trivandrum! After a whirlwind of awesome activities, my boy Vishnu took me on a spicy Indian food tour in Kerala where we ate some fire chicken wings and seafood in Trivandrum, India! Come along with us as I continue to explore the flaming hot flavors of God’s Own Country!
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My afternoon started off at Kovalam Beach, the most famous beach in Kerala! We had a jam-packed afternoon and evening ahead of us, and we kicked it all off with some tender coconut right on the beach. The coconut water inside was really sweet and refreshing!
A lot of foreigners come to Kovalam Beach, but I saw mostly locals there. They were playing in the water, flying kites, and various vendors. We walked down the beach toward the lighthouse. You can take speedboat rides there for 800 rupees per person, or about $10.67 USD for a 10-minute ride or 1600 rupees/$21.34 USD for a 20-minute ride.
We continued on across a beautiful rock formation toward the lighthouse. From there, you can see two beaches: a touristy one, and a more local one.
We stopped in Jeevan Ayurvedic Beach Resort’s seaside restaurant for a Kingfisher Deluxe Strong beer and saw some freshly caught fish kept on ice. Then, we rode back to Trivandrum to eat at Villa Maya, a 18th century European-style palace! It’s also the 3rd-highest ranked restaurant in all of India!
We started with lemon-gooseberry juice and papdi chaat. The papdi chaat was so good with the tamarind chutney and sev. The lemon-gooseberry juice was like a nice, light lime juice. We followed that with a soup of coconut milk, ginger, cilantro, spring onions, green chilies, and tender coconut, served inside a coconut! It was delicious with a hint of spice.
Then, we tried some super tender and spicy squid, buttery prawns, and dried king fish. They were all outstanding and had my mouth watering! Then, I rang a bell to show the waiters that the food and service was amazing. I followed that with a mouth freshener like paan that gave me a big boost of energy! Finally, we visited their unique bathroom, which was open air and had a pond and koi fish in it!
Overall, my meal at Villa Maya was the best spicy seafood dinner of my life!
Then, we hopped back on Vishnu’s bike and headed Kethal’s Chicken in Chala Market. There, we got 8 pieces of chicken fry and 5 chapatis, served on a banana leaf. The baby chicken was absolutely delicious and super spicy! The marinade was unbelievable, and I loved dipping the chicken meat and chapati in the broth that arrived. It was too good, even with all the small bones. The gravy helped tone down the spice.
After you finish, you fold your banana leaf away from you and take it to the bathroom to throw it away. Then, you wash your hands! Even as I washed my hands, the spice was continuing to hit me hard!
What an epic end to an incredible day! I had only been there a day and Kerala was already blowing my mind.
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