Unniyappam | Mattancherry

An edible journey through memory, and identity

This isn’t just a food tour. It’s a walk through memory, resistance, sustainability and identity told through the everyday ingredients that have shaped Kerala’s kitchens and its conscience.

As we move through the lanes of Mattancherry, you’ll taste more than flavours. You’ll encounter a living archive, of climate and caste, of rituals passed down in quiet defiance. Some stories are whispered in spice. Others are wrapped in leaves or fried into gold. All are meant to be experienced, not explained.

We’ll pause at doorways where time lingers. We’ll sip what was once survival. We’ll listen to the whirl of machines that still remember touch over speed. Every stop is a conversation between the past and present, land and labour, longing and love.

A trail of textures and scents that slowly reveal something deeper. And somewhere along the way quietly, without announcement you’ll meet the holy trinity of Kerala cuisine: the three ingredients that feed its body, memory, and soul.

Come hungry, for taste, for story, for something that stays with you long after the last bite.

*Whether you’re a Keralite living abroad, a traveller from afar, or someone discovering Kerala with fresh eyes—this trail is for you.

Quick facts

🕰️ Duration: ~3 Hours
🗓️ Tour Time: 9:30 AM (lunch) / 3:30 PM (snacks)
🧭 Focus Areas: History, Culture, Cuisine, Lifestyle, Local Food

🌱 UNSDG Anchors: SDG 2, 3, 5, 11, 12, 13, 15

💸 Price: ₹3500 per person with light breakfast & lunch
🎟️ Private or curated versions available on request (pricing varies)

📩 This experience must be booked in advance. For inquiries, Contact Us via email or reach us on WhatsApp below.

Join a Small Group Tour - ₹3500

The Experience

✪ Highlights

Discover how everyday ingredients hold centuries of memory, resilience, and resistance
Walk through bustling markets, family-run mills, and hidden corners of Mattancherry
Taste your way through untold histories—layered with caste, class, migration, and climate
Engage with food as more than cuisine—as policy, protest, and culture
Intimate small-group experience led by a storyteller trained in local food history

✪ What's included

Guided Kerala food tasting tour through Mattancherry
7+ curated tastings — from breakfast bites to street-side sips, sweets, and snacks, with a soulful local lunch. Vegetarian and dietary preferences warmly accommodated.
Storytelling across food, history, caste, and sustainability

✪ What's excluded

This is a walking trail, and we do not use vehicles.
Hotel pickups and drops.
Food stops that fall outside of the curated route.
We do not provide umbrellas, raincoats, hats/caps or face-masks.

✪ Traveller Tips

Please carry your own water bottle.
We recommend wearing comfortable footwear and using sunscreen.
Please also carry your own umbrella/raincoat or cap/hat/sunglasses (as the weather dictates).
Since it’s a food tour and we would be trying out a wide range of food, it’s advised to eat light before joining the walk to have a good experience. We'd advice to skip breakfast.

✪ Mandates

Photography is permitted. Videography is not permitted. If you are a researcher, guide, a travel writer, or a blogger, kindly request consent from the Organizer before the tour.
You will be served refreshments / meals (if applicable) in places that follow hygiene and sanitary guidelines approved by The Kochi Heritage Project.
Inform the storyteller of any food restrictions that may affect you before starting the tour, including, without limitation, food allergies, dietary restrictions and any other health concerns.
Due to the nature of our thoughtfully curated gastronomic experiences, we are unable to accommodate all dietary restrictions. If you have specific dietary needs, please contact us before booking to confirm whether we can accommodate your request.
Items not expressly included in the tour, such as additional food, beverages, or personal purchases, must be paid for separately by the guest.
In respect to all participants, we kindly ask that guests are able to maintain the group’s walking pace. Unfortunately, we are unable to slow down the tour for individual guests on group or public tours.

✪ Cancellation & Refund Policy

The Kochi Heritage Project works on a 100% advance payment before the walk. Tour bookings shall be confirmed only once The Kochi Heritage Project receives full payment.
Tour can be cancelled up to 7 days before their start for a full refund. Tour cancellation made between 7 to 3 days of the tour incur a 50% cancellation fee and within 3 days of the tour date incur a 100% cancellation fee, though they can be rescheduled for no additional fees.
No refunds will be issued in case an attendee/attendees fail to turn up for the tour.
All of our tours are rain or shine, and will only be cancelled due to extreme weather conditions. If a guest chooses to cancel a tour due to weather, the above policy stands.
Cancellation of a tour due to circumstances beyond the control of The Kochi Heritage Project including but not limited to an act of God, riots, war, strikes, civil unrest, terrorism, governmental regulations, floods, earthquakes, fire, extreme weather and other natural disasters, shall be made at The Kochi Heritage Project's sole discretion without notice. Actual costs incurred on special arrangements made for the tour (if any), including cancellation charges on vehicles booked shall be deducted.
The Kochi Heritage Project shall at its discretion be entitled to cancel any tour on a full refund of the fees to the guest for any reason that the company may deem fit with or without prior notice to the guest.
Payment of refund shall be made within 15 days of walk cancellation. (subject to the above cancellation policy)

Unniyappam | Mattancherry

An edible journey through memory, and identity

Quick facts

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