Watch: Diving into favourite Kerala restaurants in U.K.
The British ruled India for over 200 years, and during this time, they developed a taste for Indian spices and food.
This led to the establishment of Indian restaurants in the UK. Today, Indian food is a staple of British dining culture.
Although there are restaurants now, mostly in big cities, that focus on delivering more authentic dishes, most of them focus on Delhi or Punjabi cuisines, or popular street specialties.
South Indian restaurants are few and far between, among which Kerala restaurants have secured audience of its own.
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