| Im Reich des Pfeffer-Königs Auf seiner Pfefferfarm in Kerala schuf der Jurist Jacob Mathew eines der ersten Projekte Südindiens für ökologische Landwirtschaft und sanften Tourismus. Von Julia Kospach. Jacob Mathew ist ein freundlicher Mann. Sein pausbäckiges, braunes Gesicht ziert ein buschiger, leicht angegrauter Schnurrbart. Höflich konzentriert schaut er aus dunklen Augen, sein Englisch ist gefärbt vom eiligen Singsang seiner südindischen Muttersprache Malayalam. Jacob Mathew ist der geborene Gastgeber, er ist Farmbesitzer und er ist Anwalt. Aus diesen drei Faktoren ergibt sich ein Leben, das einen für indische Verhältnisse ziemlich unüblichen Verlauf genommen hat. Reis und Ananas. Nicht nur sprichwörtlich, sondern ziemlich präzise formuliert könnte man sagen, dass Jacob Mathew dort lebt, wo der Pfeffer wächst. Nicht irgendein Pfeffer, sondern der Welt bester - und das seit Hunderten von Jahren. Jacob Mathews 2,5 Hektar große Farm trägt den Namen "The Pimenta". |
| ."`The Pimenta', a Haritha property, situated at Kadalikad , near Muvattupuzha, provides individual cottages. Set on gardens' as some like to call them use local organic farm techniques for cultivation. Besides the serene atmosphere, interested agricultural know-how and the methods used for cultivation. Vegetables and fruits are also grown on the farm and trips to groves and paddy fields are offered. The food is mainly local fare with fresh home produce used in cooking." |
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Haritha Farm's The Pimenta - Spice Garden Bungalows Offering vegetarian cooking holidays and Kerala Midland Packages |
| Organic farm stay, Kerala India is possibly the only country in the world where meat eaters are in the minority, so vegetarian visitors will feel very much at home. Kerala, in the south, is famous for its appetising veggie dishes and at The Pimenta, Kadalikad, you can learn the secrets of their preparation. Accommodation is in hyper-green bungalows overlooking lush forest on a bio-organic family run farm that is reintroducing a range of spices and fruits that were lost to the region when the rubber plantations took over. • 0091 485 226 0216, harithafarms.com. Courses from £175pp http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2008/feb/16/top100foodbreaks.vegetarian?page=2 • Travel • Top 100 foodie breaks 100 foodie breaks Vegetarian feasts From shitake mushrooms in Scotland to chocolate in Belize, our guide to the world's best vegetarian food • The Guardian, • Saturday February 16 2008 |
| Cooking in Kerala is an eight-day residential cookery course in the Indian state that’ s scribbled over with picturesque backwaters (and is aptly dubbed God’s Own Country). The setting is in a traditional Keralan home set on the grounds of a working, bio-organic spice garden. There are intriguing visits to local masala and curry powder production units. A focus on Keralan cuisine, the course culminates in the preparation of a Keralan festive lunch or dinner (known as a Sadya). From Times Online March 12, 2007 Kitchen sink holidays Cooking holidays in India are dish du jour for curry-loving Brits Sally Howard |
| http://www.chefsworld.net/news_details.asp?NewsID=fFhd SOUTH INDIAN VEGETARIAN, Kerala One hour east of Cochin, The Pimenta is a grandiose name for what is effectively a family kitchen on a seven-acre spice plantation in the lush, forested foothills of Kerala’s Western Ghats. With four modest bungalows, and dinners round the family dining table, this is no marble-topped, five-star Oberoi extravaganza, but what it lacks in glitz, it more than makes up for in authenticity, with classes in delicious Keralan vegetarian specialities led by the farm owner and passionate cook, Jacob Mathew, and his 67-year-old mother. Courses comprise afternoon cooking sessions, with mornings at nearby markets, temples, a cotton-weaving workshop and elephant training centre, where guests help scrub and bathe the beasts. Details: Haritha Farms ( 00 91 485 226 0216 , www.harithafarms.com) |
| http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/artsandculture/734812/Not-just-desserts.html Not just desserts If you're planning a break and enjoy cooking, why not combine the two? Tania Cagnoni and Deborah Reddihough report that there is a wide variety of cookery holidays to choose from, teaching everything from how to make the perfect pudding to the principles of a macrobiotic diet. INDIA The Pimenta-Haritha Farms (0091 485 226 0216; www.harithafarms.com), in Kerala, offer a seven-day Keralan Cooking Adventure. This is a residential course requiring a minimum--- |
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