Bamboo Shoot Curry Arunachal
Fermented bamboo shoot curry — pungent, earthy and the defining taste of Arunachali...
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Pika Pila Pork
Pork cooked with fermented bamboo shoots and ghost chilli — fiery, bold and iconic...
Apong Rice Beer
Traditional fermented rice beer of the Adi tribe — mildly alcoholic, earthy and...
Ngatok Fish Curry
Fermented fish curry of Arunachal river communities — pungent, layered and deeply flavoured
Zan Millet Porridge
Stiff millet or maize porridge — the cornerstone carbohydrate of several Arunachali tribes
Pehak Fermented Soybean
Fermented soybean paste — the umami condiment at the heart of Arunachali cooking
Kholam Bamboo Tube Rice
Sticky rice cooked inside fresh bamboo tubes over open fire — smoky, aromatic and...
Smoked Pork Arunachal
Slow-smoked pork belly — the preserved winter protein of Arunachali highlands
Anishi Colocasia Cake
Fermented and dried colocasia leaf cakes — used as a powerful umami flavouring in...
Fiddlehead Fern Stir Fry
Young fiddlehead ferns stir-fried with garlic and mustard oil — the spring forest food...
Sinki Radish Soup
Fermented turnip radish soup — sharply sour, umami-rich and unique to mountain Arunachal
Garlic Chilli Paste Arunachal
Roasted garlic pounded with dried chilli and mustard oil — the essential condiment of...