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GOURMET TOUR :On spices trail with the CASINO GROUP of HOTELS, Kerala, India.

Objective : A novel way to combine cooking and cultural curiosity with a 2 weeks holiday.



This is a specialised tour focusing on Kerala cuisine as the centrepoint of the tour. (Here we are giving the itinerary. As it involved several demonstrations the costing can be workedf out only on the basis of knowing the number in the group.)

INTRODUCTION
Kerala has been attracting people from the four corners of the globe for centuries and even today continues to do so. All because she is the land of spices . The ancient Romans ,Egyptians , Chinese, and later on the Dutch, Portuguese and finally the English landed on her shores in search of Cinnamon , Cardamom , Clove ,Nutmeg , Ginger and of course Pepper.

We are now taking you on a voyage of discovery to this land of spices and show you how its grown , harvested , processed , packed and finally sent to department stores world wide. But even more interestingly, we are going to show you with the help of expert chefs, from the Casino Group of Hotels , pioneers in the Hotel Industry in Kerala are famous world wide for their food. We will also invite experts to give you live demonstrations and lectures on the aspects of cooking with spice with special emphasis on Kerala cuisine and finally you will have hands on experience in the kitchens of various Casino Group of Hotels.



THEMES AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS (all locations are first rate hotels, designed to preserve the ethnic styles and eco-friendly atmosphere.

SPICE VILLAGE - Cooking with spices and Vegetables.

PLANTATION BUNGALOW - Typical Kerala meals and eating with hands

COCONUT LAGOON - Syrian Christian Cooking

CASINO HOTEL - Sea Food

BRUNTON BOATYARD - History menu

THE MARARI BEACH -Cuisine Mopila cooking

The Concepts : The following concepts would be generally guiding the programs.

1. Kerala, the land of spices and the flavour cuisine .
2. The elegance of simple food and the concept of honest food (food is not food when it is not healthy.
3. Healthy food as against health food.
4. The medicinal value in food.
5. Immune system and food.
6. The Tropical vegetables, fruits, nuts, oilseeds (coconut in particular) etc. that are distinct compared to European climate.
7. The Fish of Kerala coasts and backwaters.
8. Humour in cooking and ambience for the senses to relax.
9. Centuries old influences on Kerala cuisine and its soberness.
10. You are what you eat.
11. Hands on by the participants and special attention to those who are really wanting to learn and cook
12. Personal touch by all those involved especially the chefs.



DAY –1
Location SPICE VILLAGE
Allotted time 3 hours
Programme brief introduction on Kerala
(30 mts) cuisine, spices and spice plants
(30 mts ) distribution of Casino’s cook book specially made for
gastronomic tours
( 1 hour ) Guided tour to spice villages spice plantations like Pepper,
Cardamom, Cloves ,Coffee , Tea , and the Medicinal plants numbering more than 150.
( 1 hour ) Guided tour to a Cardamom or pepper plantations.



DAY –2
Location SPICE VILLAGE
Allotted time 4 hours
Programme Display of 14 spices and explaining (30 mts ) its characteristics by an expert
(30 mts) The art of spice mixings including the broiled ones.
(30 mts) a demo and hands on experience
(30 mts) Basic spicy curry and pickles- a demo.
Chef ’s demo with hands on by the participants
(1: 30 mts) Mulagatwany Soup
Chicken Chillyfry
Beef Ulathu
Green Pulao
Rhurbarb Sweet Pickle
Raita
(1 hour) Chef ’s demo of savoury items and sweets
Coconut Banana Pancake.(sweet)
Lentil Vadai (savoury)
Idiyappam (savoury)
Kozakottai (sweet)

Day –3
Location SPICE VILLAGE
Allotted time 3 ½ hours



Programme
(1 hour) Visit to spice market and auction center
(30 mts) Class on yogic food.( you are what you eat principle)
Medicinal plants , herbs and green tea.

VEGETARIAN COOKING
(1 hour ) Balanced meal of vegetarians
demo on hands on vegetarian food by a temple cook
- Boiled organic rice
- Avial
- Pachadi
- Lentil
- Payasam



Day – 4
Location PLANTATION BUNGALOW
Programme Traditional home style lunch, eaten preferably without using spoon and fork

Day – 5
Location COCONUT LAGOON(The backwaters close to the shore where the Christian influence started.)
Allotted time 3 hours
Programmes Talk on food styles of Syrian Christians.
Chef ’s demo and hands on by the participants.
(3 hours ) Mutton Bharani Soup.
Fish Moilee and Appam
Pearl spot Pollichathu
Chicken Piralan
Duck Mapas
Mutton Coconut fry


Day – 6
Location CASINO HOTEL
Allotted time 2 hours
Programme ( Theme Sea Food)
Chef ’s styles of Kerala fusion cookery demonstrated with hands on by the participants.
Kerala fry (shallow fry and stir fried)
Fish in tamarind and chillies .
(1 ½ hours ) Jumbo prawn curry (with coconut milk )
Barbeque with spices.
Kallappam
( ½ hour) Display and explanation of all the tropical vegetables and fruits.

Day – 8
Location BRUNTON BOATYARD
Allotted time 2 hours
Programme (Theme History menu)
Demonstration of colonial fusion cooking and lunch with the same food.

Day – 9
Location A traditional Hindu family at Cochin.
Allotted time 2 hours
Programme (Theme Vegetarian cookery- Brahmin style)
Demonstration of typical Brahmin food and deserts like payasam)

Day – 10
Location THE MARARI BEACH
Allotted time 2 hours
Programme (Theme on Muslim cookery
Demo and hands on by a visiting Mopila Cook under the supervision of Chef)
Mopila Biriyani
Mugalai Biriyani
Malabar chicken curry
Pathiri
Ghee Rice
Muttamala(sweet)

Day – 11
Location THE MARARI BEACH
Allotted time 2 hours
Programme (Theme Gujurathi vegetarian influence on Kerala cookery)
Chef ’s demonstration and hands on by the participants for a wide variety of vegetables and lentil combinations for a healthy fiber diet suited to sober life styles.
(15 mts) Chef ‘s concluding session
Talk on the flavours that are to be identified distinctly to learn effective Kerala cooking.
Demo and talk on coconut based dishes and the role of coconuts as a balanced meal.

RATE: The above is a concept. The tour will be tailormade to your need. As such the rates will be quoted on request.

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