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Even though I had to say goodbye to my friend Vishnu, my third day in Kerala continued in the city of Alappuzha with my boy Ebbin Jose. Ebbin is an amazing food vlogger from Kerala who showed me around for the rest of my time in the state! Come along with us as we enjoy a phenomenal South Indian seafood feast in the Kerala Backwaters and take a tour of our amazing houseboat in Alappuzha, India!
My afternoon continued in gorgeous Alappuzha, also known as Alleppey. Our first order of business was to check into our houseboat. Instead of taking my bulging suitcase onboard, I grabbed a few essentials and a change of clothes and put them in my carryon.
I hopped on our three-bedroom, traditional-style houseboat and was immediately amazed. The first thing I saw was the captain’s seat where he steers the boat. Inside, I met the staff, who greeted me with a handshake and a hug, along with a fresh coconut with a straw in it. The coconut water inside was so refreshing and exactly what I needed!
Inside the houseboat was a nice living room with five couches, chairs, a dining table, a TV, and more. On the dining table were pineapple, bananas, and bottled water. Then, I went off to explore the rest of the houseboat!
The three identical bedrooms were located down a hall on the side of the boat. They contained a twin bed, a ceiling fan, and a nice bathroom with a toilet, sink, and shower. It was like being in a hotel! There’s a sink along the hall where you can wash your hands before and after meals. At the very back of the boat are the kitchen and a balcony where you can relax.
Back inside, the chef brought me some tender coconut meat on a plate. It was so cold, slimy, and refreshing. While our chef cooked up a fish fry in the kitchen, I took over for the captain and drove the houseboat for a bit while admiring the rice paddy fields and coconut trees around us.
Then, it was time to eat! Our feast included rice, sambar, mixed vegetables, cabbage with coconut with green chilies, pachadi, chicken curry, long beans with carrots, lemon pickle, kingfish, papadum, salad with onions, cucumber, tomatoes, and more!
We started by mixing the sambar with the rice and vegetable curry and crunching the papadum over it. I like how it binds the rice together and adds a nice crunch. I loved the coconut oil in it. It binds all the flavors together! The curd was delicious, and there were coconut pieces throughout the dishes. The flavors were so light! There wasn’t too much spice and nothing was overbearing.
I really loved the long beans, the cabbage with coconut and green chilies, and the freshwater fish. The chicken was fresh and organic, and I loved the pachadi with yogurt and coconut. The lemon pickle was really nice, and I loved that the kingfish had no bones in it. I followed that with puliserry on my rice. By the end of the meal, the flavors had all started blending together!
As we ate, we docked near the Buddhist temple Ebbin had mentioned earlier, Karumadikuttan Temple. Inside the white pagoda is a Buddha from the 9th-14th century. It’s made from black granite and is cut in half! I had never seen anything like it!
It was so hot outside, so we headed back onto the boat for dessert, payasam! It’s a super sweet porridge that contained grains, vermicelli noodles, and raisins. It was really good and was a nice way to combat the heat!
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30 мар 2020
