Kerala cuisine is a vibrant blend of spices, fresh vegetables, seafood, and coconut, offering rich and aromatic dishes. Staples like appam, puttu, and kerala sadya are often served with curries, sambar, and avial. Seafood plays a prominent role, with dishes like kerala fish curry and karimeen pollichathu. Thoran, a stir-fried vegetable dish with coconut, and kappa and meen curry (tapioca with fish curry) are also favourites. The cuisine's distinct flavours come from the unique use of coconut, curry leaves, mustard seeds, and spices.