Culinary spices have been cultivated in Kerala for millennia and they are characteristic of its cuisine.[110] Rice is a dominant staple that is eaten at all times of day.[111] A majority of the breakfast foods in Kerala are made out of rice, in one form or the other (idli, dosa, puttu, pathiri, appam, or idiyappam), tapioca preparations, or pulse-based vada.[112] These may be accompanied by chutney, kadala, payasam, payar pappadam, appam, chicken curry, beef fry, egg masala and fish curry.[113] Porotta and Biryani are also often found in restaurants in Kerala.