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Manipuri cuisine refers to the cuisine of Manipur, a state of northeastern India.Daily meals are based on rice, with a few side dishes of vegetables, fish and meat. [1] A meal would usually have a vegetable stew called ensaang or athongba, flavored with dried or fried fish; stir-fried vegetables called kanghou; and a spicy item, which could be morok metpa (a chili paste), eromba (boiled and ...
Rice, vegetables and fish are staple food of the Meiteis, although meat is also consumed; but in traditional meitei dishes meat is never used in non-vegetarian dishes. In traditional and cultural gatherings fish, snails, oysters, crabs, eels etc. are the only non-vegetarian elements used and a significant number of meiteis follow it where meat ...
A Manipuri in Moulvibazar, Bangladesh. Dance is an important part of the Meitei cultural heritage. Traditional dances include Lai Haraoba, Khamba-Thoibi, Maibi Jagoi and Leisem Jagoi. Classical dances include Manipuri Raas Leela, Gostha leela, Udukhol and Mridanga.< [2] [3] Thabal Chongba is also common among the Bangladeshi Meiteis. [19]
Meitei Sankirtana (under the name of "Sankirtana, ritual singing, drumming and dancing of Manipur"), one of the most remarkable cultural heritage of the Meitei civilization, [10] [11] [12] was formally recognized as a UNESCO's intangible cultural heritage, declared in the eighth session of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee in Baku, Azerbaijan, in December 2013.
Nat (a shortened form of Meitei Nat Sankirtan) [49] is a classical form of music of Manipur. It is a product of the Sanskritisation of traditional Meitei culture with Hindu culture by the Brahmanas, having 6 ragas and 36 raginis. [50]
The Bishnupriyas, also known as the Bishnupriya Manipuris or Bishnupriya Meiteis, [4] [5] is an ethnic group found in the parts of Northeast Indian states of Assam, Tripura, Manipur and in northeastern Bangladesh.
The ongoing civil conflict in India’s border state Manipur has threatened food security in the region, warned a prominent local non-profit that called for an imminent resolution of the dispute ...
Kabok or Kapok is a Meitei Manipuri ethnic food item, generally made up of puffed rice, roasted rice and molasses. It is available in many flavours, including honey flavor, sugarcane flavor and many others. It is a very popular snack in the Indian state of Manipur, especially among the Manipuri ethnicity.