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Gaurav Bhatnagar is a Software Engineer turned Travel Writer and Entrepreneur on Rural, Eco and Offbeat travel. He blogs at www.thespunkytraveler.com, and runs www.thefolktales.com as a Rural Travel organization.
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I played with a piglet in the potato farms in the evening and took some photos. In the dinner that piglet was served to me in curry. India is home to a number of cuisines that change after every few hours of travelling. I knew that Meghalaya, northeast Indian state of Meghalaya, is home to food that is not for the faint at heart, but seeing it up close on a dinner table was an entirely different experience. I am a non-vegetarian who has tasted and relished various types of meat, yet I had to gather my courage to nibble onto these. All those who are up for a challenge during their next trip to Meghalaya, say ‘Aye’. Here is my list of extreme foods of Meghalaya. But I am sure I am only beginning to scratch the surface.
When you talk useless things to someone, they usually ask you not to eat their brains. But our fellow people from Meghalaya have literally taken it to their hearts. Doh Khlieh, is a delicious delicacy that comprises of ...more
Fish is widely eaten in the Northeastern India. But how about dried stinky fish mixed with rice and served with onions, coriander, garlic, red chili and burnt powdered ash of wood or anything else? Yes, that is Nahkham ...more
Will you prepare Jadoh for us? We asked our host in Mawphlang. He gave a smile and asked if we wanted the one suitable for a tourist, or were we adventurous enough to try the traditional Jadoh of the Khasi tribe. In Kha...more
On our way to the village of Riwai where we were going to see the living root bridge so we stopped briefly in the village of Pynursla. The local village market was buzzing with activity when we landed for photography and...more
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