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Traditional, ethnic and fermented foods of different tribes of Manipur

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Title Traditional, ethnic and fermented foods of different tribes of Manipur
 
Creator Devi, P
Suresh Kumar, P
 
Subject Manipur
Traditional foods
Traditional foods
Bamboo products
Ethnic foods
 
Description 70-77
Traditional knowledge exists among different tribes on preparing boiled foods, fermented foods, beverages and nutritionally rich traditional foods from various indigenous crop plants, forest products and meat of wild and domesticated animals. Manipur has great ethno-cultural diversity, with two major tribes, the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Nagas</i> and the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Kukis</i>. The <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Naga</i> tribe comprises the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Maring</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Mao, Maram, Kabui, Tangkhul, Tadubi, Kolya, Khoiras/Mayangkhong, Koirangs, Chirus and Maring </i>where as the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Kuki</i> tribe comprises the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Mizos, Paite, Thadou and Vaiphei. Meitei</i> and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Meitei Pangals</i> are two non tribal communities of Manipur who has individual identity. The traditional foods of the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Manipuries </i>comprises <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Iromba, Champhu, Kangshoi, Hawaichar, Soibum, Ngaree, , Paknam, Chagem pomba, Kangshu, Hentak, Khazing, Heikak, sticky rice chapatti/bread, </i>etc<i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">. </i>Alcoholic beverages made up of rice are very common in almost all the festivals of the tribal peoples of Manipur locally called as <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Yu.</i> Among different produces, the people of Manipur have the habit of taking variety of leafy vegetables which are available in plenty in the dense forests.
 
Date 2012-01-17T07:12:40Z
2012-01-17T07:12:40Z
2012-01
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 0975-1068 (Online); 0972-5938 (Print)
http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/13427
 
Language en_US
 
Relation Int. Cl.<sup>8</sup>: A47G, A47G 19/26, A47J 39/02, B01D 3/00, C12C 11/00, C12C 12/04, C12C 7/00, A01G 16/00
 
Rights <img src='http://nopr.niscair.res.in/image/cc-license-sml.png'> <a href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/in' target='_blank'>CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India</a>
 
Publisher NISCAIR-CSIR, India
 
Source IJTK Vol.11(1) [January 2012]