Correspondent, KOKRAJHAR, Feb 9: Different food items with ethnic flavours displayed in the Food Festival organized on the occasion of 4th Bodo National Festival held at Alaikhungri in Chirang district recieved all praises from the visitora of different places and region.

The ethnic food items were in great demand and outsmart the general dishes in the festival venue. There were ethnic food huts set up by different communities such as Bodo, Dimasa, Sonowal, Mising, Deuri, Hazong, Garo, Bhutanese and Tengals, served local food to visitors. The visitors thronged the food festival to take the experience of local flavour. The roasted pork, locally produced beverage and steamed rice wrapped in leaves could dominate other items.

A Dimasa woman, Roymata Hafilla displayed as many as 12 food items of their community and narrated how to prepare and cook them. She said the roasted pork, bamboo shoot with crushed rice and pickle make from fruits with different flavours were in high demand.

Meanwhile, Purnima Kalita of Sonowal Kachari ethnic dish hut said there are over 14 food items in their community. She said the local made beverage kept for three to six months or the year, steamed rice and wrapped in the leave were demanded by the visitors. On the other hand, the Ondla with chicken, Narji with pork and Napam of the Bodos are the most special items which received huge demand.

 

 

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Courtesy by : The Sentinel