We can say pothichoru is a nostalgia for the Malayalees. Cut a banana leaf, wash it and wilt it by showing over the flame, then serve rice and curries on top of it and wrap it. The fragrance and flavour of this pothichoru when you open and savour it later in the day is an unforgettable emotion that unites every Keralite. That smell alone fills your stomach half. We used to take pothichoru when we were in school and office. Today, pothichoru is sold in many places in Kerala.
Now, a video of a British vlogger having our pothichoru is going viral on social media. The video has been shared on the Instagram page 'risholflavour'. In the video, the vlogger can be seen unwrapping a large folded banana leaf and eating the food inside it.
'Having homemade pothichchoru for lunch in a small town in Kerala,’ reads the text on the video. He opens the leaf, simple, delicious and filling. Pothichoru prepared using vegetables from the home garden', the caption given to the video says. Along with rice, there is omelette, fish fry, potato curry, beetroot thoran, mango pickle, eggplant curry, and shrimp chammanthi. Many people have already seen the video. After seeing their pothichoru, Malayalees, among others, have come forward with comments. Some commented that the food in banana leaves has a special taste.
When hot rice and curries are wrapped in banana leaves, the leaves produce an aroma and flavour. ‘I can feel the smell when you open the banana leaves sitting here,' 'Super', 'There is no other food with this much flavor,' 'How is it', ‘Would love to try this, ‘fab meal,’ comments galore.