2023-12-04 17:50:16
04 December 2023, 11:20 PM IST Kallummakaya
Muscat: Kallummakaya, a Malayalee’s favorite dish, is now trending in Oman. Expatriate Malayalis go to Al Ashkara, where there is a lot of stone fruit growing in Oman, and pick cartloads of stone fruit. It takes regarding four hours to reach Ashkara from Muscat. It is during this season that pebbles are readily available from the sea shores in various regions of Oman. This sea creature, which grows on the rocks in the sea and is generally not eaten by the natives, is a favorite dish of the Malayalis.
Recently, many videos and reels of Malayalees picking stones from the shores of Oman have gone viral on social media. Many people came to Ashkara to pick stones on national day holidays and weekend holidays. Many have come to see the social media reels.
Apart from Ashkara, the Malayalees here say that Kallummakaya is also available in different parts of Dhofar. As it is difficult to pick it by hand, many people wear gloves and use different tools to flake the kallummakaya. Kallummakaya can be harvested only during low tide in the sea. Kallummakaya is popular because it can be used in many delicious dishes.
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