Chilled drinks from Northeast to beat the summer heat

05 MAY,2024

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Fermented rice-based alcoholic beverage, xaj paani is popular among the Ahoms in Assam.

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Xaj Paani from Assam

Chuwak Bwtwk: Beer made with fermented rice. Chuwarak: A distilled variety of alcohol.

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Chuwak Bwtwk & Chuwarak from Tripura

Traditional rice beer of the Angami tribe, prepared with sticky rice and piazu (sprouted rice starter cake).

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Zutho from Nagaland

Traditional millet beer prepared from finger millet seeds. It is fermented with murcha (a source of bacteria, molds, and yeast).

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Chang from Sikkim

Traditional beer prepared by fermenting rice, millet, or maize, an integral to traditional dance and also produces Zawlaidi grape wine.

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Zu from Mizoram

A traditional alcoholic beverage of the Meitei community, prepared with chakngan (cooked rice) and hamei for aroma.

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Yu from Manipur

Traditional beverage of the Pnar community, prepared from rice with starter cakes and medicinal plant leaves.

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Kiad from Meghalaya

Apang, also known as Apo or poka, is a traditional alcoholic drink of the Adi tribe in Arunachal Pradesh, made from fermented rice or millet.

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Apang from Arunachal