Tea and spices thrive on the fertile slopes of the western ghats, and trade in this fragrant bounty has shaped kerala for centuries.The slopes of the Western Ghats in Kerala, drenched by monsoon rains off the Arabian Sea and warmed in the sun, are a fertile landscape where tea and spices thrive. This abundant and fragrant harvest has been used to flavour Keralan cuisine, famed for its mellow, warm flavours, and became the lucrative cargo of international trade, highly prized by merchants from Europe, China and the Arab world.
Thekkady Spice Plantation In Kerala