Traditional Foods of Assam and its Commercialization

Abstract

All the people round the Globe have their local traditional food. The taste of the local traditional food differs according to one’s social and cultural structure. The source of ingredients of every local traditional food is the nature and they prepare them according to their tradition and custom. The North-East of India, Assam, is full of variety of castes and creeds. And every caste has their own traditional food and a special traditional way of preparation. But, the local people of Assam use only certain specific ingredients to prepare their traditional dishes, of which ‘Pork’, Pastes prepared from mustard-oil seeds, pickles prepared from various fruits are the main or can be taken into accounts. These traditional foods of Dibrugarh District are also sent for marketing. Study on the use, preparation and popularization of such traditional food is observed in five different villages and sub-urban areas of Dibrugarh District. The fact and data on preparation and conservation of the local traditional foods have been collected through conversation with the needs of the families, shop-keepers, and other such people related with the process. The financial aspect covered provides financial support; scientific process of preparation of the traditional food is also included in this course of study