Kerala Cooking Holidays @ spice garden of Haritha Farm's The Pimenta

Kerala Cooking Holidays

Learn to create a wide range of dishes from one
of the most intriguing cuisines of the world, in a
relaxing environment where you will meet others
who share your passion for food and for life.

During this residential cooking course, you will be
introduced to different preparations of rice,
vegetable dishes, the use of coconut in food and
the preparation of a Kerala festive lunch or dinner
in our seven day programme

The level will be basic Kerala vegetarian cooking
with a special focus on the vegetables and
ingredients available in other countries.

Our Kerala Cooking Adventure is not just about
being in the kitchen. You will also explore the
spirit of the region and its people, with a range of
captivating excursions that will be inspiring and
relaxing.

This is an exclusive course that will give you
hands-on experience and so is limited to a
maximum of eight people. The duration of the
course will be eight days and seven nights for our
Week long Cooking Adventure and 3 days and 3
nights for our 3 day Cooking Residencies

How this holiday makes a difference.

We believe the enjoyment of excellent foods
should be combined with efforts to save the
countless traditional grains, vegetables, fruits,
and milk products that are disappearing due to
the prevalence of convenience food and
agribusiness. We want to protect our amazing
food heritage. In a world where the pleasures of
taste are not always learned through leisurely
meals around a lively table, we must make a
conscious effort to explore, question and
experiment.

Here we are introducing the south Indian food
which is not served in restaurants in the way it is
cooked at home .Also an opportunity to learn the
way how it is cooked in the homesteads rather
than in the commercial mass eating places .This
also helps other communities to know more
about the south Indian food , it’s wonderful
vegetarian options , how to spice a food properly
and an interactive opportunity to learn cooking
from the people who know how to do it and this
also supports the growers of the particular foods
to survive on their activity by creating a demand
for their produce in the situation of multinational
food conglomerates occupying the big chunk of
the market and displacing traditional small food
suppliers.

Here taste is not standardized, regional versions
of food is introduced, the consumer of the food
know about the way it comes to the table ,
protects regional cultural identities of food and
gastronomic traditions, safeguards foods and
cultivation and processing techniques inherited
from tradition and defend domestic and wild
animal and vegetable species.

This seven day cooking adventure is activity filled
and supports local economy by using the
produces and services of the local community and
contributing to it .The participants also gain very
special in-depth into the local traditions, culture,
food preparation, and the use of food in the local
health traditions and an opportunity to
experience the Ayurvedic medical massage from
the real treatment centre of Ayurveda in the area
if you desire so.