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A tribute to Malabar
Malabar Hut is a tribute to the Malabar region of Kerala: to its deeply rooted food culture, bold flavours and generations of culinary tradition, brought from the coast of Kerala to London.
Malabar is a coastal region bordered by the Arabian Sea, shaped by trade, travel and tradition. Romans prized its black pepper. For centuries Arabs sailed to Malabar, bringing spices, saffron and culinary traditions that shaped its cuisine. In the 1500s the Portuguese arrived to trade pepper.
Legend has it the traditional fish curry was too spicy for the Portuguese. To balance the heat, Molly Chechi created Fish Molee, rich in coconut milk and forever remembered by its name. It is on our menu today.
