Quiz: Delicious Naga cuisine!

Akini chokibo is a favourite Nagaland delicacy. Chokibo means ________ and akini refers to perilla seeds (a type of herb belonging to the mint family). . Fill in the blanks.

________ is a very simple and basic dish that many households of Nagaland enjoy as a part of their daily meal. This is made with colocasia, shredded cabbage leaves, mustard leaves and some French beans. All of them are boiled to bring out the flavour with just a pinch of salt added.

This is the one of most luscious and unique Naga food dishes. The dish is prepared by filling fish inside the tube of ______ with some aromatic spices and allowed to be smoked over a fire giving it a unique flavour.

The recipe for this dish is widely believed to have come from the hills of Nagaland, created by the indigenous Sema community. The main ingredient, the colocasia root (or arbi), lends the piquancy. The thick-curry texture is achieved by minimal use of water. Name this dish.

This dish is a soupy concoction similar to khichdi and is made with fresh green leaves, vegetables, and rice; with meat and without meat. To prepare this dish they use fermented soya or bamboo. Name it.

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