In the first episode of our Manipur Food Series, we are taking you on a snacks trail in Imphal as it is the best way to get introduced to the local flavours and ingredients. Accompanying us in this journey is our knowledgeable host from the city, Ammo Angom who is the founder of Living Manipur, an offbeat tour organization from the state. It was a delightful journey that led us deep into the heart of Manipur’s culinary culture.
Snacks is primarily a post lunch or evening affair over here. The first destination that ammo led us to was a quaint little place with no signage and was bounded by tin sheets. Such small nondescript eateries are referred to as hotels. And as Ammo said these are the places where one gets the best of snacks all freshly made. Our order included some popular dishes like singju bora, paknam, pakida thongba and aalu shak. The highlight of the spread was the singju which is the most ubiquitous dish in the valley. It is a salad-like snack made with varying fresh veggies, herbs and consuments. But the two key ingredients that go into it are fermented fish ngari and perilla seeds. This one was made of shredded banana stem, local chive called nakkupi and the condiments. Singju is mostly spicy and piquant. We loved the interplay of fresh flavoyrs and textures. This hearty pocket friendly meal showcased the region’s love for fresh, locally sourced ingredients.
Next we went another popular singju bora stall to try the new age variant of this traditional dish. It was the Mimi Singju that was made with cabage, Mimi, ngari, perilla seeds and salt. they served it with an array of raw vegetables.
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If the sugar syrup is light, it doesn't lasts much. But if you want it to last long the sugar syrup has to be thicker and more sweeter.
Request 🙏🙏 guy's please don't vote this double engine government…so beautiful food culture there n manipur 🙏❤️ but only for few votes they are burning 🥵 humanity and our culture now n Mevat #haryana 😞😞
In log ko india me kyu rkhte h jb hindi bolne tk nhii aata jo hamari matribhasa h
Praying for Manipur, Beautiful people of Manipur, God bless you all
While Manipur, Haryana burn .. violence on trains ..how to watch all this?
Hindi main bola kro
Shame on u … Not sure y Anubhav had to normalize situation in Manipur by doing this video n releasing it now. Lost respect for u as u r trying to be murderous Govt puppet shame on u
I am assuming this video was shot before the violence. I pray things turn normal as soon as possible. Love you Manipur from Kolkata
Started missing home food … Rains!! cool weather, a plate of bora with some sinju is a therapy ❤️…thank u for exploring manipur
Sir waha thand hai kya
Aloo 🥔🥔🥔 Saak was good👍❤
Nice video sir
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Nice video. That looks really delicious and fun. Thank you for your sharing. Have a great day my friend
Please want peace in manipur and India
🙏 Yeh sahi laga Mr Anubhav ka Anubhav deekhke in the
North East. North East Indian cuisines aren't those
typical Ghosi cuisine drenched in oil, spices(Masala) & ghee. Purgative!
Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Arunachal pradesh.
Lovely cuisines, lovely sceneries & honest people at large.
Those who don't shove their noses in other affairs. They respect privacy.
That's was my own experience many decades ago. When I went touring around with my girlfriend from Vienna, Austria. We both were very impressed. And the trip to Pokhara in Nepal was pleasant too back then in the late 1980s. I was 19 year's old back then.
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I miss Maharashtra vidarbha vlog
Thanks brother for sharing amazing street food of India with us ❤️
Very unique snacks with natural herbs and fresh vegetables… !!
It shows that there are so many SIMPLE ways to enjoy the street food items and that too natural.. !!
Loved it a lot… !!! 👍👍🙏