North Eastern parts of
India is known for it absolutely enthralling locales, exquisite natural beauty,
extreme cultural richness, amazingly hospitable people, and awesome delicacies.
Starting with Assam, Assam
is known for its rice consumption and most savories are made of rice. They make
lovely food items with puffed rice and such the must haves are “ Chira” “Komal
Chaul” and there is very little oil and spices used. They have a wide variety
of delicacies with fish and Duck’s eggs for the non veggies. You will always
find most meals with a combination of “Khar” and “Tenga” the Khar is normally
done with raw papaya , pulses etc, the Khar is usually a number of preparations
with a key ingredient and will be called so “Kola Khar” is with banana in it.
“Tenga” is a sour fish
dish, and the side dishes are called “Pitika” eg – “Aloo Pitika”. The famous
sweet dishes are “ Pitha” which is a rice cake.
If you were to go to the
gorgeous locales of Arunachal Pradesh you must not miss the rice beer there
called “ Apang”.
Then if you were to go to
the culturally rich Manipur you must have their “ Eromba” which is a stew with
boiled vegetables and potatoes. You must also try the “Chamthong” which is a
preparation with boiled vegetables and onion and ginger, along with a topping
of dried fried fish.
In Meghalaya the non
veggies get more options than the veggies, their favourite meat is pork and the
must have dishes include “ Jadoh” a spicey dish , with pork and rice. And do
not miss the “Kyat” which is a brew made with rice and every celebration in
Meghalaya is followed by having this.
Mizoram also is
predominantly non vegetarian and the absolute must haves are “ Bai” which is a
dish with pork and spinach and eaten with rice. Another must have is “Sawchair”
which is made of rice cooked with chicken or pork.
Now moving to the most
beautiful state of Sikkim, known for its gorgeous mountain ranges, lovely
trekking routes, travelers heaven a photographers delight this heaven also gives
a lot for the culinary enthusiasts, of all the things that you just must have
in Sikkim the unmistakable numero Uno on the list is “Tchang” a beer that is
made from millet and usually served in a bamboo mug. The food must haves are “Thupka”
and “Momos”
Tripura has a lot of
Bengali influence when it comes to food and has many varieties od delicacies
for the non vegetarians mainly.
