Americans try KERALA Food for the FIRST TIME!! 

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Who the hell keep Beef Fry and Porotta as a secret menu in a Kerala restaurant? That is like keeping pizza as a secret item in an Italian restaurant.

Congratulations...you have gone to a authentic Kerala cuisine restaurant....not a fake one👌👌👍👍

Finally different food from Indian 😂 not the same North Indian food paneer and chicken tikka etc

*Kerala* 💎- The spice capital of the world.

Hi Ashley, it's not basil leaves It's CURRY LEAVES we malayalees can't cook food without curry leaves... in kerala, every household will have atleast one curry leaves tree... bcz, we can't live without them.... its so flavourful as u can find it in almost every dishes and its good for hair growth tooo( it's used to make traditional hair oil & mallu girls have loooong hair) Rick, the black thing in the fish curry is not mushroom, its kerala tamarind... basically we don't eat that... its for the flavour Loved ur reactions korbin & Rick.... luv u all ❤❤❤

“Its so complex” Every Indian Food Ever. Love from Kerala

“Stop asking questions and eat the beef!!” 😂😂

As a keralite😊I am happy u people are enjoying our food like our movies 🥰. We are unique in everything.

Foreigners realizing there are better food other than the overrated butter chicken and chicken tikka masala

26:24 Korbin, if you remember, you have seen this dish in a movie before, Jaya jaya jaya hai, its called Idiyappam, the son wants it for breakfast everyday, his mother squeezes the idiyappam every single day for him 😂😅 its made of rice flour, not fermented like idli but steamed in same idli steaming dish, thats why same shape, Its a tedious process squeezing it with the idiyappam maker though.

And FYI kerala is the spice capital of India 90% of all the spices around the world comes from kerala it is an important part of kerala agriculture

We malayalies don't use the word poriyal. Thoran and mezhukupuratti insted of that we use.

Paratta❎ Kerala porotta✅

The Beef Fry and Porotta made me 🤤

Eat what you like , ❤, there's no restrictions... We eat Beef, Pork, Chicken, Mutton, Veg etc.... Kerala❤

Finally some original Indian food, instead of orange panner tikka and butter chicken 😂😂

The coconut in that watery dessert called 'payasam' she mentioned was coconut milk, freshly extracted it imparts a mild sweet taste while also imparting a thick texture to the dish , coconut being abundant in the region it find it self into many forms across dishesh of the cuisine...

1. Really appreciate your effort in finding an authentic kerala restaurant. 2. If u all had individual plates you could have mixed and matched all em. 3. Pazampori boring your mind was hilarious 😅😅😅

29:44 its actually called porotta . Flour , sugar , salt , water , oil , and eggs . The dough is then stretched and folded to give layers just like a croissant.

In the South of India 'CURRY LEAVES' are used in all the dishes. BASIL is predominantly used in Italian or Thai dishes.

Appam with Kuttanadan Duck curry is so delicious and You should try it. If you ever come to Kerala, don't forget to visit some toddy shops in Alleppey.

31:50 Reason why we were invaded 😂 reason why vasco da gama found the sea route to India reached the shores of kerala- for spices. kerala is the land of spices, we grow spices that's exported al over the world. Almost every house has spices growing in their backyard, mostly not planted they grow on their own 😅 like weeds.

That leaf is called "Curry leaf"🌿 And we eat the brown payasam by mixing with our special banana and papadum, and that makes the taste even more good.

Hats off to you for diving head first into another culture so enthusiastically. The openness to a totally different flavor profile from what you are used to is admirable. Rick enjoying the strong red fish curry is Anthony Bourdain level of exploration for American food sensibilities. One thing to note though- I’ve seen great reviews of this restaurant. The only thing is (surprised no one mentioned it) the Malayalee staple food is rice along with vegetable side dishes plus fish/meat. They should have explained to you that the green beans, Avial, red fish curry are all meant to be eaten together with the rice. Not separately. It totally changes the experience/flavor of what you are eating.

Korbin frequently eats or chews on the back of his throat, which often leads to a spicy cough. If you stop doing that, you'll find it easier to handle spicy food. And it's CURRY LEAF

38:50 Korben saying "we are all friends here". LOL.. Am I imagining this?.. Once upon a time.. Korben went annoyed watching a Village Cooking Channel video when the chefs started digging in with their hands and eating out of the same plate...OMG..this is some progress for you Korben 😃.. BTW..you do have the option to request for some individual plates if you need it 😜 just saying !

in kerala the price is as follows 3 chai=36 rs 3 banana fry + chattn/sambari=30+10=40 rs 3 poratta=36 rs beef fry=80/100 rs 3 dosa=30 fish curry=60 1 puttu=15/20 aviyal=40 red fish=80 1 vellari=40 masala dosha=150-200 3 idiyappam=30 1 greempiece kuruma=40 3 fish fry=360 chicken curry=180(that big bowl) 2semiya payasam=300(for that big bowl) total= 1592 inr= *20 usd* (for highest price in local hotels)

Rick is almost crying of happiness.

Malayalees like me across the world is missing the home food right now🥲 But we are so happy that you guys got to experience it🤗

curry leaf the most important leaf used as a seasoning in all south indian dishes.

Leaves - Curry leaves (similar to neem) Black thing in fish curry is kudampuli( malabar tamarind) -it is added for flavour, no need to eat it...

Korbin : this restaurant is called mai... Me : don't say it.....😂😂😂

Most genuine and authentic reaction on Kerala food! So glad you guys got to experience some real good Kerala food. ♥️ But next time I hope you guys have the rice, fish curry, beans thoran, aviyal etc and all other items together as a meal! You guys will love it! 💯✨ Also you must try kozhikode style biriyani and thalassery biriyani too, the famous biriyani variants from Kerala. Also THE SADHYA, hope you visit Kerala soon 🙌🏼 Yup, Kerala food is generally flavourful and spicy, but again depends on each person's spice preference to how spicy it could get (depends on the chef). Andhra Pradesh (Telugu) cuisine is said to be spicier than Kerala food. Your favourite curry from the menu is "Chicken Stew" if I'm not mistaken. Kerala Chicken/Vegetable Stew is something that is low on the spice index but yet flavourful and we generally have it with appam, porotta, idiyappam (the noodley stuff), pathiri (rice roti) ( I think Korbin was right with the "STEW" reference here) 😅 Come to Kerala you'll love the food and vibe but make sure to visit when it's not summer lol 😂

Korbin is just like a kid in a table 😂

hot porotta + beef fry + onion + chai = bliss

Being myself a mallu, currently in Germany, eating Pizza and watching them have Porotta n Beef !!! Cmon...!!! And by the way, you should try Idiyappam with Coconut Milk... My Fav 😋

It was plantain not banana fritter , grown plenty in Kerala and used both raw and ripe form in several dishes. Avial ( mixed veg) and beans thoran (stir fried with coconut)are classic sides eaten with rice. Appam (fluffy bread) is made from fermented rice and coconut batter. Idiyappam is steamed noodles made from just rice flour, hot water and salt. And it’s called porotta in Kerala, layered bread from plain flour which is different in texture to the parathas found elsewhere in India. Glad you enjoyed Kerala food! And last but not least, no savoury dish in Kerala is complete without the curry leaf.

8:44 epic😍 Kerala's national food is Beef🍖🍖 we love beef in fact yesterday I had delicious Beef Peralan. Beef is not a food its an emotion 😍😍😍😍

When you come to Kerala, you may always have porotta- beef and pazhampori everywhere you go 😂

Parotta and Beef fry is not a secret dish…. Any half decent Kerala restaurant worth its salt will have it.

The black thing in the fish curry is basically Garcinia Indica commonly known as malabar tamarind / kokum. Highly nutritious with anti-oxidative properties.

I miss my kerala food everyday . Wish we had one like this nearby . Happy that Korbin loved the food . Was worried whether Korbin will be able to eat anything when he gets to kerala. It was so happy to see all three of you enjoying your food and the appreciation we get for our movies , now our food , thank you so much guys ❤

5:44 it is not called medu vada in Kerala. Its called uzhunnu vada...

Beef and Porotta❤ it's an emotion for us🥰

Guys Kerala is known as the Spice bowl of India. Britishers and portugese first landed in Kerala for its spices and later on conquered india. Britishers and portugese specifically came for the black gold said at that time for the black pepper of Kerala. Kerala , the name itself translates to kera means coconut and altogether as coconut land. It's the only state that has only production of cardamom, tea, and what so ever spices altogether in India.

Kerala is different from all the states for food, movies and people. Just watch dulquer salman interview with TRS Clips. He says all about kerala, the people, food and some other stuffs that you can only seen in kerala

Wow such a wholesome reaction!!!!!!! Happy you could enjoy our state food ❤

One of the best reactions ever done on a Kerala food ❤

I am from Assam and I loveeee beef!

when you try two different type of payasam, there is a trick to enjoy both of them. Make sure you're drinking butter milk or rasam between those payasam to break the sweetness.

Oh porotta and beef just reminds you of home 😭

30:55 that was funny!😂😂 The longing in Korbin's eyes!!!

Korbin drinks every sip of filter coffee 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

12:05 first one is curry leaves and second one, mint leaves (just Google it and see the medicinal value of both leaves) 16:03 it's a kind of tamarind (Malabar Tamarind) 30:04 Idiappam is made up of raw rice, coconut, and yeast. These are all our common foods we eat daily.

As a keralite living in Germany, I am so jealous of you rn😂

That leaves are called the Curry Leaves or the Sweet Neem Leaf. Those are commonly used as fried seasonings on Kerala curries or vegetables (one of the reasons they are just called the curry leaves).

The small bowl given along with the coffee cup is similar to saucer. If the beverage is hot, then pour a little amount of the beverage into the bowl and sip; the beverage will get cold soon. Also it can work as a lid if you want to drink the beverage in the end and want it to be hot, use the bowl as lid to the cup. 😊

Stop talking and Eat beef...this got me...😂❤

Its curry leaves. Which is good for hair, eyes

Kerala have more tasty foods like these, totally different to north Indian food. Among them Porotta & Beaf is my favorite.

How many porotta + beef fry lover's ❤🥵🤤

Setting the trend has always been your natural instinct. Love from India.

Glad you avoided the usual North Indian paneer, tikka, garam masala , tandoori stuff for a change ?!😂

Any beef lover's ❤

That black thing in fish curry is Garcinia a kind of Tarmarind. That brings flavour to fish curries.

Being a malayali this is so exhilarating watching you guys eat my native food. Great video. Do more food videos please 🙏

ONIONS used in the Kerela dishes too are different. They are neither the 'White Onion' consumed widely in the US to the 'Red Spanish Onion' generally used in India. They are also not the 'Shallots' or the small red onions used as a marinated vinegar condiment served in Indian restaurants, but, they are special 'Kerela Onions or Sambar Onions' that have an unusual taste.

I totally love how Rick is enjoying all the food😂❤

All the standard South Indian dishes --- viz. Dosa, Vada, Idli, Uttapam etc. are served with the 03 condiments --- Coconut Chutney, Tomato Chutney and Sambar. There are some restaurants that also serve Ginger Chutney and Peanut Chutney. It is good to try out each condiment standalone and then mix all to get an altogether different flavour.

Combos you can try next time 1- Try the banana fritter with beef 2- wrap a porotta around the banana fritter and try it with/without beef/chicken curry 3- pour the saymia payasam onto the porotta and try it. 4- try the jaggery payasam, mixed with pappadam (salty ones)

Wow, they really went all out on this! Covered almost everything! Looks super duper delicious too! 😍

From 34:40 onwards I was yelling to korbin to Dio the porotta in chicken curry , he did exactly the same. And gave the exact expression I was expecting. As someone from Kerala who've lived many places across India. I have never felt any other food (Except Bengali food maybe) worthy enough to eat when high in weed.

Finally … you did it guys … Kerala 🔥 Power 👍🏼

Any beef lovers here 😋🐄

പഴം പൊരിടെ ഒപ്പം ആരാടാ ചട്ണി തിന്നണെ

Give this comment a heart as well Korbin

46 mins of Rick's moaning... 😂💥

The leaf in the beef fry dish is called Curry Leaf and is used a lot in Kerala cuisine. It’s used so much that Kerala households always keep a few plants / trees of curry leaves.

That's the way you do it as a true malayali!

In fish curry with apam the black thing is termerind speacially used only in fish curries to add flavour and not ment to eat.

Hey Folks - Hi !!! Welcome to your visit to a Kerela Restaurant .... The process of tossing FILTER COFFEE is to aerate the coffee to enhance its flavour. The Chickory content in the coffee gets enhanced with the tossing of coffee....

Happy to see u for having the Indian food and u r loving the food. Really great of u guys. Feeling happier for ur reactions and ur njoyment while having it. Try many more and ull fall into love with Indian dishes.

Rick, she will not like the fish as you think, Bengali and Keralites love for fish is just as whole, but they have very different taste profiles the preparation is very very different also the type of fish each likes is different. As far i have seen both Bongs and Mallus their taste pallets don't like each others respective fish currys. Fish Fry is a different case that they find a middle ground as the marination are almost same just oil used and its taste is different but its manageable.

My favourite as a Malayalee is Appam (rice coconut batter) or Idiyappam(rice noodles) with chicken curry the last one you had and yes, we dont add lentel in Appam or idiyappam. And the Appam stew also very good combination. Dessert Ada payasam the brown one is awesome. Parotta with chilly chicken, ❤❤❤ You guys didn't try rice cake or Puttu with Chickpeas curry, very common breakfast here. One combination you had it wrongly was banana fry with chutney😂😂😂. It's evening snack,we only have banana fry alone without any combination. Recipes are available in Google. Anyway loved your reactions.❤❤❤❤

Its true we normally never eat plantain fritters with any chutney in Kerala but if it is tasting good, why not?

The green leaves you found in beef is curry leaves.

Yayy Kerala food so good to see you guys try. Must visit place when you come to India next time 💯👌👍

😂😂😂 this is one of my favourite reactions from your channel. Please do more of this kind

ahhhhhhhhhhhh yeessss, the time when he took the parotta and yap... exactly my reaction. I thought Korbin would be like its too spicy, but, im glad that he can withstand it.

I absolutely loved all of your reactions....i react like that even after eating it a thousand times!!

Loved the review, guys! As much as we're used to these dishes, watching you guys devour it especially that chicken curry is making me crave porotta, chicken curry and BEEF fry! Can't wait to hit this spot next time we get to visit!

ഇതാണ് നിങ്ങൾ തിരയുന്ന മലയാളം കമൻ്റ്.

Poriyal mix it with rice dear.

This makes me happy to see your happiness trying our food

It was superb watching you all tasting, describing and enjoying South-Indian food. Your facial expressions said it all. Always was waiting for your facial expressions whenever you tasted a new dish. Very entertaining and informative. Thank you.

That's the beauty of India, there is quite the diversity. Anyways, I am in awe that you folks went out and tried a regional cuisine. Also congrad's to all three for trying new things!!@!@#

Finally south India, represent! Also yah, he needs to check out Tamil Nadu food and then Karnataka. The biryani's, chicken 65, chicken fry, lamb fry.. wow, didn't realize all the folks who been there... one day i'm gonna check out that place.

the one which you called ramen noodles is actually idiyappam (in english its string hoppers) its cooked on steam as korbin suggested, its super easy to make at home and is healthy. its just fine rice flour mixed with hot water and salt into the consistency of a soft dough and then pushed through a device (stringhopper maker) which make it into strings, then just cook them on steam.

So the 2 different fish currys are from two different regions of kerala The red and spicy curry is from the southern side of kerala and the one with coconut is from the northern side of kerala it is called as "malabar fish curry "