Coconut features in absolutely every dish. Kerala, in the region's Malayalam language, literally means "land of coconuts," and toddy shops are very much an ode to that land, as well as the ...

Toddy tapped in Kerala is available in two varieties, one from the coconut trees and the other from the palm trees. The one tapped from the coconut bunches is collected in a mud pot. Due to the ...

At Chatti in New York, Chef Regi Mathew has created ‘touchings’ — bite-sized appetisers commonly seen across Kerala’s toddy ...

Toddy tapped in Kerala is available in two varieties, one from the coconut trees and the other from the palm trees. Toddy tapped from the coconut bunches is collected in a mud pot. Due to the ...

Chef Mathew wants to recreate the Kerala toddy shop experience ... the streets smell of freshly brewed toddy—an alcoholic beverage brewed from coconut palm sap—and of spices and fresh seafood.

Despite Kerala facing a shortage, sometimes toddy cannot be sold entirely due ... “The main challenge lies in the insufficient number of coconut and palm trees available for tapping the required ...

KOCHI: The government’s new liquor policy promoting the traditional toddy sector in the state is a welcome initiative. But it belies a problem: A severe shortage of toddy tappers. According to ...

It’s his South Indian restaurant inspired by Kerala’s toddy cafes. Toddy shops —which take their name from the ...

Kerala has become famous for its Kallu ... but this is more of a help with the relatively simple task of coconut picking. Toddy tapping requires far more skill. Care must be taken in fixing ...