{"id":442,"date":"2019-12-04T07:37:01","date_gmt":"2019-12-04T07:37:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/livekerala.com\/blog\/?p=442"},"modified":"2020-03-26T06:30:10","modified_gmt":"2020-03-26T06:30:10","slug":"kerala-toddy-shops-for-yummy-food","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/livekerala.com\/blog\/kerala-toddy-shops-for-yummy-food\/","title":{"rendered":"Kerala Toddy Shops for Yummy Food"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ask any Malayali to take you to a nice bar, chances are, they will take you to their favorite toddy shop first. Kallu is a favorite alcoholic beverage of Malayalis and toddy shops (or as we Malayalis like to call them, ‘Kallu Shaaps\u2019) are a common sight in Kerala. From the traditional shanties to modern a\/c restaurants, these have always been a part of Malayalis. Unlike bars, kallu like also provide tasty food<\/strong><\/a>. What more does a Malayali want? Bitter experiences are not what makes a person cry here but the unbelievable taste of the delicious, spicy food that goes really well with kallu. Be it fish curry made with red, hot chilly or beef fried with a hella pepper, you will love it.<\/p>\n

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Toddy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Anyone who comes to Kerala for short or long visits must find a toddy shop and see what we\u2019re talking about. And as we already said, it\u2019s not hard to find one here. No matter where in Kerala you are, you\u2019ll find good toddy shops. And oh, fret not if you\u2019re traveling with family. Most of the toddy shops these days are family restaurants too. It\u2019s two birds with one stone, really. Toddy? Yes! Food? OH YEAH.<\/p>\n

You\u2019re probably thinking, \u201cOh shoot. How do I find a good toddy shop out of the jillion toddy shops in Kerala?\u201d We\u2019ve got your back again. Mullapanthal shaap in Udayamperoor, Thrippunithara. A true love of toddy has definitely visited this amazing place. There are Manthopp and Kadamakkudi bars in Ernakulam too. And man, the toddy and spicy beef and pork beat even the tequila + lemon combo. Don\u2019t believe us? Check them out yourself!<\/p>\n

Ernakulam too far for ya? Thrippekulam shaap, Mapranam shaap, Pravinkoodu toddy shop, etc. will answer your prayers. These are really cool and chill kallu shaaps you\u2019ll find in Thrissur. Whereas in Kottayam, the land of Achayansnamd Achayathees, there are a lot of shaaps (no surprise there!) There\u2019s no Kottayam family that doesn\u2019t drink. It\u2019s their main part of the celebration. Do check out Vanarani and Padippura (sounds like the name of a school eh?) kallu shaaps there. The taste of the food<\/strong><\/a> there, Oh. My. God.<\/p>\n