Fiddlehead Fern Tenga/ Dhekia Paat Aru Aam Tenga
A cooling Assamese curry of fiddlehead fern and raw mango, Dhekia Paat Aru Aam Tenga spells comfort food for Pragyan.
Assam
Chef on the Road | Jokai
Our four-day trip to Jokai, a small town in Assam, included a traditional 35-dish breakfast, tours of Jokai’s oldest plantations, and many, many, cups of tea.
Following Judima in Dima Hasao: A Rice Wine Story
Judima is a rice wine predominantly brewed by Dimasa women in Assam. Based in Tereh Village, Khimkho Hojai,a self-reliant farmer,brews it for her household, with help from her husband.
Fearless: The Spirit of Resilience and Innovation
Founder of Jokai Fearless Tea, Aditya Shah, tells The Locavore how over the last century and a half, the company has seen wars, famines, floods, and droughts, and still survived and thrived.
Jokai Fearless Tea: Where Women are the Pulse of the Garden
Jokai Fearless Tea is a tea company that goes beyond the cup, with a focus on quality produce, community-building initiatives, and overall development in today’s domestic Indian tea market.