“Being the eldest daughter in my family, I learnt to cook early on”
—Awule Lasuh, who cooks office lunches for 30+ employees
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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.
NE Origins: Placing Northeast on the Indian Food Map
NE Origins attempts to spotlight the foods of the Northeast by selling products from regions that they are native to. With bamboo shoot pickles from Manipur, stingless bee honey from…
‘Fermentation allows me to slow down, and pay attention to the smallest of details’
Stepping outside the framework of food as celebration alone, Dr. Dolly Kikon looks at culinary cultures through the lens of struggle, community, and hope. Tansha Vohra speaks to the anthropologist about fermentation, res…
Inside Kohima’s Mao Market, Run Mostly by Women
For Kohima resident Asano Angami, the Mao Market is a noisy yet friendly space from which she learns something new on every visit.