Kerala has a culture that blends Indian and Dravidian influences with performing arts like Kathakali and martial art form of Kalaripayattu. The traditional dress for both men and women is the mundu, a long piece of cloth wrapped around the lower body. Kerala is known for producing spices like pepper, cardamom, cinnamon, and turmeric. Popular cuisine includes idiyappam with curry, erussery, puttu and kadala curry, and appam with ishtu. Kerala's biodiversity includes Asian elephants, tigers, lions, and diverse flora.