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Hill Wild: Advocating for Indigenous Produce from the North-East

By exclusively sourcing indigenous produce from villages in Manipur and Nagaland, Hill Wild aims to spotlight local food traditions and document traditional knowledge practised by these communities.
Laiwa Kanghou

A simple preparation, this is as popular in some Manipuri kitchens as it is unknown in others, writes Ammo Angom, who discovered it as a teenager. Laiwa, or a type of fresh bamboo shoots, and patience are the two star ingredients in this mix.
The Shifting Heart of Manipur’s Iconic Ima Market

Ammo Angom writes about the vanishing markets sprouting at Ima Market’s margins. Depending on who you talk to in Imphal, you’d hear them call its iconic women-run market Ima Keithel,…