Assamese food (vegetarian)?!
Any body have some good tasty recipies!? for an American to cook!? I tryin to impress a fella ;0)Www@FoodAQ@Com
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The Cuisine of Assam, a state in North-East India, is a mixture of different indigenous styles with considerable regional variations and some external influences!. It is characterized by very little use of spices but strong flavors due mainly to the use of endemic exotic herbs, fruits and vegetables that are either fresh, dried or fermented!. Fish is widely used, and birds like duck, pigeon etc!. are very popular!. Pork dishes are particular favorites!. Preparations are rarely elaborate—the practice of Bhuna, the gentle frying of spices before the addition of the main ingredients so common in Indian cooking, is absent in the cuisine of Assam
A traditional meal in Assam begins with a khar, a class of dishes named after the main ingredient, and ends with a tenga, a sour dish!. These two dishes characterize a traditional meal in Assam!. The food is usually served in bell metal utensils made by an indigenous community called Mariya!. Tamul (betel nut, generally raw) and paan generally concludes the meal!.
Here are some good websites:
http://www!.lokpriya!.com/cuisine/assam/as!.!.!.
http://www!.indianfoodsco!.com/RecipesRegi!.!.!.
http://www!.xs4all!.nl/~abhulai/food/assam!.!.!.
http://www!.discoverne!.com/assam/assam-cu!.!.!.
http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/Cuisine_of_!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
A traditional meal in Assam begins with a khar, a class of dishes named after the main ingredient, and ends with a tenga, a sour dish!. These two dishes characterize a traditional meal in Assam!. The food is usually served in bell metal utensils made by an indigenous community called Mariya!. Tamul (betel nut, generally raw) and paan generally concludes the meal!.
Here are some good websites:
http://www!.lokpriya!.com/cuisine/assam/as!.!.!.
http://www!.indianfoodsco!.com/RecipesRegi!.!.!.
http://www!.xs4all!.nl/~abhulai/food/assam!.!.!.
http://www!.discoverne!.com/assam/assam-cu!.!.!.
http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/Cuisine_of_!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Indiginous Assamese food has a lot in common with Burmese or Thai food!. However, urbanized Assamese cook mostly in the Bengali style, with plenty of originality borrowed from indigenous Assamese!. Following the latter tradition, a nice vegetarian platter would be white rice, red lentils, fried plantains, cauliflower curry, and a dessert (yogurt or sweets)!. This is of course just one of the many examples!.Www@FoodAQ@Com