Drink

Apong

Apo or apong is an alcohol drink commonly found among the tribes in the northeast india states of arunachal pradesh and assam. it is prepared by fermentation of rice. it is known by various names across different tribes in arunachal pradesh and assam. the nyishi people, who form the national part of the local tribal population in arunachal prades, celebrate nyokum annually. they serve the local drink, apo. the nyishi people offer the drink, every time they drink it, to the spirits (wiyu) by letting few drops of it fall on the ground. other occasions when app is served is during annually organized ancestor worship ceremonies. also during the festival of bihu,nyokum, dree, solung,mopin ali aye ligangm, nme-damme, and the annual agricultural programs like ‘no-khua and no bhiri’ .apo is known in different names across different tribes in north-eastern india, haaz (ahom language), apong (mising language), and zou (zu mai) (bodo language). the apo is not distributed in shops, as apo forms part of a tradition and culture, the apo is shared through generations like a piece of cultural knowledge. apos are commonly brewed in households and often served along with rice and chutney as well, irrespective of gender or age differences. across the tribal communities in the world's similar alcohol drinks are being produced as a part of cultural tradition. such as saké, in japan, huangjiu, and mijiu from china.

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Awan bangwi

Cone-shaped rice cake steamed inside laiu leaves, made with garlic, garlic, cashews, raisins

Dessert, Sweet

Awan bangwi

Cone-shaped rice cake steamed inside laiu leaves, made with garlic, garlic, cashews, raisins

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Axone

Akhuni (nagamese: আখুনি), also known as axone, is a fermented soybean product commonly used in naga cuisine. axone is perhaps the most commonly used fermented product of nagaland and the north eastern region of india.

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Bamboo shoots

Bamboo shoots or bamboo sprouts are the edible shoots (new bamboo culms that come out of the ground) of many bamboo species including bambusa vulgaris and phyllostachys edulis. they are used as vegetables in numerous asian dishes and broths. they are sold in various processed shapes, and are available in fresh, dried, and canned versions. raw bamboo shoots contain cyanogenic glycosides, natural toxins also contained in cassava. the toxins must be destroyed by thorough cooking and for this reason fresh bamboo shoots are boiled before being used in other ways. the toxins are also destroyed in the canning process.

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Berma

Fermented and dried puti (puthi) fish paste, used in many dishes

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Bhangui

Rice, ginger, onion and ghee cooked in banna leaf

Main

Chakhwi

Bamboo shoot and pork curry

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Chatang

Chatang (chinese: 茶汤; pinyin: chátāng; lit. 'tea soup') or seasoned flour mush is a traditional gruel common to both beijing cuisine and tianjin cuisine, and often sold as a snack on the street. it is made from sorghum flour and/or broomcorn millet and/or proso millet flour and glutinous millet flour. the chinese name is figurative, not literal, as there is neither any tea nor any soup in this dish.

Main

Chicken

The chicken (gallus domesticus) is a domesticated junglefowl species, with attributes of wild species such as the grey and the ceylon junglefowl that are originally from southeastern asia. rooster or cock is a term for an adult male bird, and a younger male may be called a cockerel. a male that has been castrated is a capon. an adult female bird is called a hen and a sexually immature female is called a pullet. originally raised for cockfighting or for special ceremonies, chickens were not kept for food until the hellenistic period (4th–2nd centuries bc). humans now keep chickens primarily as a source of food (consuming both their meat and eggs) and as pets. chickens are one of the most common and widespread domestic animals, with a total population of 23.7 billion as of 2018, up from more than 19 billion in 2011. there are more chickens in the world than any other bird. there are numerous cultural references to chickens – in myth, folklore and religion, and in language and literature. genetic studies have pointed to multiple maternal origins in south asia, southeast asia, and east asia, but the clade found in the americas, europe, the middle east and africa originated from the indian subcontinent. from ancient india, the chicken spread to lydia in western asia minor, and to greece by the 5th century bc. fowl have been known in egypt since the mid-15th century bc, with the "bird that gives birth every day" having come from the land between syria and shinar, babylonia, according to the annals of thutmose iii.

Main

Chicken thali

Thali (meaning "plate") or bhojanam (meaning "full meal") is a round platter used to serve food in south asia, southeast asia and the caribbean. thali is also used to refer to an indian-style meal made up of a selection of various dishes which are served on a platter. thali is also used in south asia for ceremonial purposes.

Breakfast

Chire doi aam

Sweet flattened rice porridge with yogurt and mango

Drink

Chuak

Chuak is the traditional tripuri rice-beer, popular in northeast india. it is made by fermenting rice in water. it is usually drunk on social occasions of any tripuri ceremony as a ritual. chuak is offered to village elders on any occasion or celebration in a traditional tripuri family.

Drink

Chuwarak

Alcohol from rice, jackfruit, pineapple

Main

Crab

Crabs are decapod crustaceans of the infraorder brachyura, which typically have a very short projecting "tail" (abdomen) (greek: βραχύς, romanized: brachys = short, οὐρά / οura = tail), usually hidden entirely under the thorax. they live in all the world's oceans, in fresh water, and on land, are generally covered with a thick exoskeleton, and have a single pair of pincers. they first appeared during the jurassic period.

Main

Fish

Many species of fish are caught by humans and consumed as food in virtually all regions around the world. fish has been an important dietary source of protein and other nutrients throughout human history. the english language does not have a special culinary name for food prepared from fish like with other animals (as with pig vs. pork), or as in other languages (such as spanish pescado vs. pez). in culinary and fishery contexts, fish may include so-called shellfish such as molluscs, crustaceans and echinoderms; more expansively, seafood covers both fish and other marine life used as food.since 1961, the average annual increase in global apparent food fish consumption (3.2 percent) has outpaced population growth (1.6 percent) and exceeded consumption of meat from all terrestrial animals, combined (2.8 percent) and individually (bovine, ovine, porcine, etc.), except poultry (4.9 percent). in per capita terms, food fish consumption has grown from 9.0 kg (19.8 lb) in 1961 to 20.2 kg (45 lb) in 2015, at an average rate of about 1.5 percent per year. the expansion in consumption has been driven not only by increased production, but also by a combination of many other factors, including reduced wastage, better utilization, improved distribution channels and growing consumer demand, linked with population growth, rising disposable incomes and urbanization.europe, japan and the united states of america together accounted for 47 percent of the world's total food fish consumption in 1961, but only about 20 percent in 2015. of the global total of 149 million tonnes in 2015, asia consumed more than two-thirds (106 million tonnes at 24.0 kg per capita). oceania and africa consumed the lowest share. the shift is the result of structural changes in the sector and in particular the growing role of asian countries in fish production, as well as a significant gap between the economic growth rates of the world's more mature fish markets and those of many increasingly important emerging markets around the world, particularly in asia.

Main

Fish curry

Fish cooked in a sauce or gravy with spices

Main

Frog

Phlyctimantis maculatus is a species of frog in the family hyperoliidae. they are silvery greyish-brown with dark brown to black spots, and derive their name from bright red coloring on the ventral side of their hind legs. adult body length is typically 6 to 7.5 centimeters. these frogs have vertical pupils. common names include red-legged running frog, brown-spotted tree frog, red-legged kassina, red-legged pan frog, spotted running frog, tiger leg running frog, and vlei frog.

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Fruit

Dorompai, mango, mogwdam (corn), momphol (watermelon), orange, thaichumu (melon), yongphak mwkhwi (tayberry)

Main

Gudok

Mashed vegetables with fermented fish

Main

Hilsa

A popular fish in eastern india and bangladesh, used in curries, cooked in banana leaves, with rice

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Kosoi bwtwi

Stir fried green beans and tofu with garlic

Main

Kothalor chakoi

Jackfruit and lentil curry

Main

Mackerel fry

Fried mackerel fish

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Mosdeng serma

Spicy tomato chutney

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Muitru

Bamboo shoot cooked with berma (fermented fish), chili peppers and rice flour

Main

Mussel

Mussel () is the common name used for members of several families of bivalve molluscs, from saltwater and freshwater habitats. these groups have in common a shell whose outline is elongated and asymmetrical compared with other edible clams, which are often more or less rounded or oval. the word "mussel" is frequently used to mean the bivalves of the marine family mytilidae, most of which live on exposed shores in the intertidal zone, attached by means of their strong byssal threads ("beard") to a firm substrate. a few species (in the genus bathymodiolus) have colonised hydrothermal vents associated with deep ocean ridges. in most marine mussels the shell is longer than it is wide, being wedge-shaped or asymmetrical. the external colour of the shell is often dark blue, blackish, or brown, while the interior is silvery and somewhat nacreous. the common name "mussel" is also used for many freshwater bivalves, including the freshwater pearl mussels. freshwater mussel species inhabit lakes, ponds, rivers, creeks, canals, and they are classified in a different subclass of bivalves, despite some very superficial similarities in appearance. freshwater zebra mussels and their relatives in the family dreissenidae are not related to previously mentioned groups, even though they resemble many mytilus species in shape, and live attached to rocks and other hard surfaces in a similar manner, using a byssus. they are classified with the heterodonta, the taxonomic group which includes most of the bivalves commonly referred to as "clams".

Main

Mutton

Lamb, hogget, and mutton, generically sheep meat, are the meat of domestic sheep, ovis aries. a sheep in its first year is a lamb and its meat is also lamb. the meat from sheep in their second year is hogget. older sheep meat is mutton. generally, "hogget" and "sheep meat" are not used by consumers outside norway, new zealand, south africa and australia. hogget has become more common in england, particularly in the north (lancashire and yorkshire) often in association with rare breed and organic farming. in south asian and caribbean cuisine, "mutton" often means goat meat. at various times and places, "mutton" or "goat mutton" has occasionally been used to mean goat meat.lamb is the most expensive of the three types and in recent decades sheep meat is increasingly only retailed as "lamb", sometimes stretching the accepted distinctions given above. the stronger-tasting mutton is now hard to find in many areas, despite the efforts of the mutton renaissance campaign in the uk. in australia, the term prime lamb is often used to refer to lambs raised for meat. other languages, for example french, spanish, italian and arabic, make similar or even more detailed distinctions among sheep meats by age and sometimes by sex and diet—for example, lechazo in spanish refers to meat from milk-fed (unweaned) lambs.

Main

Muya awandru

Bamboo shoot, rice flour and berma curry

Main

Muya bai wahan

Pork, papaya and bamboo shoots and jackfruit curry

Main

Niramish

No-onion and no-garlic dishes, for example, mixed vegetables, curries

Main

Panch phoran torkari

Five-spice chicken, can also be vegetarian with brinjal (eggplant), potatoes, pumpkin

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Pitaya

A pitaya () or pitahaya () is the fruit of several different cactus species indigenous to the americas. pitaya usually refers to fruit of the genus stenocereus, while pitahaya or dragon fruit refers to fruit of the genus selenicereus (formerly hylocereus), both in the family cactaceae. dragon fruit is cultivated in peru, mexico, south asia, southeast asia, east asia, the united states, the caribbean, australia, mesoamerica and throughout tropical and subtropical regions of the world.

Dessert, Sweet

Pitha

Pithas are a variety of food similar to pancakes, dumplings or fritters, originating from the indian subcontinent, common in bangladesh and india. pitha can be sweet or savoury, and usually made from a dough or batter, which is then steamed, fried or griddled. very few varieties are oven-baked or boiled, and most are unleavened and cooked on a stovetop (or equivalent). some versions may have a filling, garnish, or sauce. few may be set or shaped after cooking. they are typically eaten as a snack with chai, or as treats during special occasions (similar to mithai). pitha is especially popular in bangladesh and the eastern indian states of bihar, west bengal, odisha, jharkhand, the south indian state of kerala, and the northeast indian states, especially assam. pithas are typically made of rice flour, although there are some types of pitha made of wheat flour. less common types of pitha are made of palm or ol (a local root vegetable).

Main

Pork

Pork is the culinary name for the meat of the domestic pig (sus scrofa domesticus). it is the most commonly consumed meat worldwide, with evidence of pig husbandry dating back to 5000 bc.pork is eaten both freshly cooked and preserved; curing extends the shelf life of pork products. ham, gammon, bacon and sausage are examples of preserved pork. charcuterie is the branch of cooking devoted to prepared meat products, many from pork. pork is the most popular meat in the western world, particularly in central europe. it is also very popular in east and southeast asia (mainland southeast asia, philippines, singapore, east timor, and malaysia). the meat is highly prized in asian cuisines, especially in mainland china, for its fat content and texture. some religions and cultures prohibit pork consumption, notably islam and judaism.

Main

Prawn

Prawn is a common name for small aquatic crustaceans with an exoskeleton and ten legs (which is a member of the order decapoda), some of which can be eaten.the term "prawn" is used particularly in the united kingdom, ireland, and commonwealth nations, for large swimming crustaceans or shrimp, especially those with commercial significance in the fishing industry. shrimp that are present in this category often belong to the suborder dendrobranchiata. in north america, the term is used less frequently, typically for freshwater shrimp. the terms shrimp and prawn themselves lack scientific standing. over the years, the way they are used has changed, and in contemporary usage the terms are almost interchangeable.

Main

Snails

Snails are considered edible in certain areas such as the mediterranean region, africa, or southeast asia, while in other cultures it is considered as taboo food. in american english, edible land snails are also called escargot, taken from the french word for 'snail', and the production of snails for consumption is called snail farming or heliciculture. snails as food date back to ancient times, and it was a dish that was already served on the tables of ancient greece. the snails are collected after the rains, and are put to "purge" (fasting). in the past, the consumption of snails had a marked seasonality, from april to june. however, thanks to snail breeding techniques, today they are available all year round. heliciculture occurs mainly in spain, france and italy, which are also the countries with the greatest culinary tradition of the snail. although throughout history, the snail has had little value in the kitchen because it is considered "poverty food", in recent times it can be classified as a delicacy thanks to the appreciation given to it by haute cuisine chefs.

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Tomato oambal

Sweet and spicy tomato chutney

Main

Turtle

Turtles are an order of reptiles known as testudines, characterized by a shell developed mainly from their ribs. modern turtles are divided into two major groups, the side-necked turtles and hidden neck turtles, which differ in the way the head retracts. there are 360 living and recently extinct species of turtles, including land-dwelling tortoises and freshwater terrapins. they are found on most continents, some islands and, in the case of sea turtles, much of the ocean. like other reptiles, birds, and mammals, they breathe air and do not lay eggs underwater, although many species live in or around water. genetic evidence typically places them in close relation to crocodilians and birds. turtle shells are made mostly of bone; the upper part is the domed carapace, while the underside is the flatter plastron or belly-plate. its outer surface is covered in scales made of keratin, the material of hair, horns, and claws. the carapace bones develop from ribs that grow sideways and develop into broad flat plates that join up to cover the body. turtles are ectotherms or "cold-blooded", meaning that their internal temperature varies with their direct environment. they are generally opportunistic omnivores and mainly feed on plants and animals with limited movements. many turtles migrate short distances seasonally. sea turtles are the only reptiles that migrate long distances to lay their eggs on a favored beach. turtles have appeared in myths and folktales around the world. some terrestrial and freshwater species are widely kept as pets. turtles have been hunted for their meat, for use in traditional medicine, and for their shells. sea turtles are often killed accidentally as bycatch in fishing nets. turtle habitats around the world are being destroyed. as a result of these pressures, many species are threatened with extinction.

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Vegetables

Beans, bottle gourd, brinjal (eggplant), cabbage, cauliflower, okra, taro

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Vegetables

Vegetables, cooked in hollow bamboo over charcoal fire

Main

Wahan mosdeng

Pork salad with garlic, ginger, onions, chilies