Nahkham

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 that tastes pungent to the extent of being called one of the extreme foods of Garo tribe that stinks. The Garo tribes are believed to have migrated from Tibet around 400 years ago and settled in this part of India. One of the very interesting features of the Garo and some other tribes of Meghalaya is their matrilineal society, where the youngest daughter inherits all the property of her parents and the man shifts to his wife’s place after getting married. Interesting enough? Spend some time with the Garo tribe on your next visit and know about their culture as well as their extreme food.