Authentic delicacies from Mizoram will be on offer at The Ants Store on Saturday June 26, in Indiranagar.
Mizoram is known for its traditional and cultural heritage and unique cuisine. The Mizoram cuisine offers mainly non-vegetarian delicacies. The staple food of the Mizo people is primarily rice. The most commonly used medium of cooking is mustard oil. The Mizos do not like to eat oily food and they prefer to cook most of the dishes with little oil. Steamed rice is eaten with all these dishes. Mizo food is simple and healthy. Most meat and vegetables are eaten boiled or steamed.
Spices are not used in too many dishes. Ginger, garlic, onions and chillies are used widely to impart flavour. Other than these local herbs are used for unique tangy flavors.One of the main specialties of the food of Mizoram is that it is very different from the food available in other parts of the country of India other than the north-east.
However, the food in Mizoram is quite similar to the food in the other north-eastern states of India. The cuisine of the north-eastern states of the country including Mizoram has an identity of its own. 
Some of the most demanded delicacies of Mizoram are made with ingredients like bamboo shoots and ducks. Some of the special dishes - Smoked Pork (Vawksa Rep) – Chunks of pork smoked in an open fire, giving it a distinct smoky taste. Bamboo shoots and a local herb called “Anthur” are added which enhance the flavor, “Chicken with sticky rice” (Arsa Buhchiar) - A whole chicken is flash roasted in an open fire and then cooked with sticky rice and local herbs into a wholesome and tasty porridge, Vegetables Stew (Bai) An assortment of fresh vegetables are boiled with local herbs and condiments to make this unique Mizo dish. ‘Bai’ is made from Vegetables
Very little oil is used for cooking and desserts are not part of a Mizo meal. After dinner fresh fruits are eaten. Black tea with lumps of jaggery is consumed as an after dinner treat. Through a series of events that will be held at the ants store café they hope to create a space for discourse on the northeast region, through book readings, film screenings, musical evenings, food festivals, etc.
About Mizoram:
Mizoram, hooked into the southern part of the north eastern part of India is a land of rolling hills, rivers and lakes. The state of Mizoram in India is close to both the Indo-Bangladesh border and the Indo-Myanmar border. The closeness to the numerous international borders has made Mizoram a blend of various tribes that migrated from China, Myanmar (the erstwhile Burma), and the other parts of the Northeast.
Some Mizo tribes may have formed a part of the people who lived in the Tao valley in northwest China. They slowly proceeded towards the border of Tibet and Myanmar and around 1700 AD, these tribes shifted to what is known as Mizoram today.
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Flavors of Mizoram
When : Saturday, 26th June
From : 7 PM – 9:30 PM
Cost per plate – Rs 350/-
The Ants cafe
1st cross 14th A main HAL 2nd Stage,Indira nagar
Indiranagar, Bangalore -560038
080-4171563
[ via mybangalore ]
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