Ten winners of Kerala Tourism’s culinary contest 2020-21 are currently on a week’s family trip across the State’s northern and central regions, enjoying the scenic beauty and local legends besides relishing a lavish feast on Thursday as part of Onam celebrations.
The visitors, five of them from abroad, enjoyed the taste of varied local dishes served as ‘sadya’ on plantain leaf. The grand assortment of rice, curries, fried chips, pickles and a line-up of delicious payasam puddings impressed the guests, a press release said here on Thursday.
The 10-member team and their families had their special lunch served at The Raviz Calicut, where the guests had a leisurely stopover. Having arrived by noon at the venue from Pazhassiraja Archaeological Museum in the city, the guests also laid a colourful flower carpet (pookalam) typical of Onam celebrations, before leaving for Kochi, 180 km southward.
