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phathwi.jpg
Community
बर' Bodo
Category
Flora and Fauna, People, Food, Traditional Practices
Summary
Phathwi (फाथै) is a betel leaf. The betel leaf has important values in Boro culture. A pair of Phathwi is always set with Arecanut while offering to the God.
Jou maonai.jpg
Community
बर' Bodo
Category
People, Food, Tools and Instruments, Traditional Practices
Summary
Jou maonai or brewing rice beer is a common traditional practice since time immemorial. Jou is one of the traditional drinks of the Bodo people. It is served in different festivals and occasions to entertain the people.
IMG-6301.jpg
Community
बर' Bodo
Category
Food
Summary
Onla (Bodo word) is one of the bodo cuisines made from rice flour, khardwi (alkali) and species. Onla can sometimes be made by just adding chicken, pork or fish without adding any herbs or vegetables.
IMG_3217.JPG
Community
बर' Bodo
Category
Food
Summary
Silkworm is one of the favourite delicacies of Bodo people and they reared silkworm (endiemphou and mugalatha) in most of the households of Bodo community.
Jwo maonai.jpg
Community
बर' Bodo
Category
Food, Tools and Instruments, Traditional Practices
Summary
Distillation of Rice Beer.
Gangjema.jpg
Community
बर' Bodo
Category
Flora and Fauna, Food
Summary
"Gangzema" a Giant Water Bug.
sobai samo.jpg
Community
बर' Bodo
Category
Food
Summary
Sobai Samo means freshwater snail with black lentils. It is a very famous and delicious dish. Freshwater snails can be also prepared with a simple onion-chilli curry. But most popularly it goes with black gram curry base.
napham.jpg
Community
बर' Bodo
Category
Food
Summary
This food item is very famous in Bodo culture/tribe popularly known as "Napham". It is especially made from dry fish.
khanthal phithai.jpg
Community
बर' Bodo
Category
Flora and Fauna, Food
Summary
Jackfruit
Naplam barengba
Community
Dimasa
Category
Food
Summary
A traditional way to cook any food items including meat, fish, fermented fish, vegetables. This cooking process leaves a hint of bamboo flavour in the roasted item.
Daodi jang mosha saoyaba
Community
Dimasa
Category
Food
Summary
Food items cooked with soda is one of the traditional dish of Dimasas'. These two dishes are staple food of Dimasas' where daodi-jang mosha yaoyaba is a side dish and mukhi khari is one of the main dishes.
Lodama
Community
Dimasa
Category
Food
Summary
This is a Dimasa cuisine which is loved by most of the Dimasa people.This article on lodama is written by Parindita Bhattacharya.