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Lakshadweep cuisine is really mouthwatering and also highly nutritious for the health. The people of this archipelago of the Arbian Sea loves to eat fish and it is the fish which is the staple food of the people of Lakshadweep. But the lovers of vegetarian food will also get a lot of palatable foods in the restaurants and other eateries in Lakshadweep. Coconut occupies a sizable part in the diet of the people of Lakshadweep. Coconut is locally produced in this island in a huge quality and coconut water on the streets of Lakshadweep is a welcoming drink to the islanders and also to the tourists fatigued after a long course of travel.
Coconut holds an important position in the diet of the people of Lakshadweep and this fruit is applied in almost every vegetarian dishes eaten by the people of Lakshadweep. Though the diet of the islanders of Lakshadweep is mainly fish centered but other dishes like rice, vegetable curry and various kinds of packaged foods are also liked by the people of Lakshadweep. Packaged foods are available in huge quantity in the retail food shops in Lakshadweep. Packaged foods are generally imported from Kerala. Curries occupies a good share in the Lakshadweep cuisine. Curies are eaten in almost every household of this island. Curies eaten by the people of Lakshadweep are generally spicy and highly tasteful. Spice is an important ingrident of the Lakshadweep cuisine. Good amount of oil is also used in the curries eaten by islanders of Lakshadweep. The people of Lakshadweep use coconut oil in their curies. Non-vegetarian foods eaten by the people of Lakshadweep include barbecued fish. Other than that fried and curried fish also share a good portion of the daily meal eaten by the people of Lakshadweep.
Other than the local foods of the island Lakshadweep cuisine also include various kinds of fast food . A gourmet will get all kinds of foods in the restaurants of this island. The mouthwatering dishes available in the restaurants in Lakshadweep include Chinese food and mouthwatering dishes of other specialties. Lakshadweep cuisine also includes delicious sea food. Tourists visiting Lakshadweep will get a few restaurants in different parts of this island offering mouthwatering dishes of sea food to the guests. Sea foods are often sold on the road side kiosks on the streets of Lakshadweep. These sea foods are really tasty and these stalls are visited by a good number of visitors. There are also a good number of licensed food stores selling sea food. Tourists can be assured of the hygienic standard of the sea foods found in the licensed sea food shops in Lakshadweep.
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