Travel To Assam

Assam Maps

Fish is the staple food along with rice, commonly known as bhat. Besides fish, birds like pigeon and duck are also favorites among the people of Assam. Among the special dishes Pork dishes are the ones that are preferred the most when it comes to festival celebration.

Traditionally every Assamese meal is started with Khar while the last dessert that succeeds the meal is tenga, which is not sweet but sour. The festive meal is served in special utensils that are made by a community called Mariya. Pan or the beetle nut is served to all after the meal is concluded.

You may find rice dominating the dishes of Assam as the most commonly served breakfast here is chira along with jaggery and yogurt. Drying and fermentation is a common method of food preparation unlike the typical bhuna or frying in the other north Indian cuisines. You can ask for roasted rice also if you are not very experimental about food and choose to stick to your own. The restaurants in Assam are equipped, and are there to take care of your food as well as travel.

Every place in India has a very typical and traditional way of cooking the food. Every region boasts few regional specialties. There is no exception in the case of Assam. You will find that the cuisine of Assam is very much under the effect of the climate and geography of the state. The food cooked here is done in a very much traditional ways. The place is a very nice one. It is an interesting place. People enjoy visiting it and eating out here. The tourists generally enjoy its cuisine a lot.