{"id":2018,"date":"2020-09-28T14:38:53","date_gmt":"2020-09-28T14:38:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nexplore.org\/blog\/?p=2018"},"modified":"2025-09-14T18:04:29","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T18:04:29","slug":"culinary-tour-in-northeast-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nexplore.org\/blog\/culinary-tour-in-northeast-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Culinary tour in Northeast India"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>&nbsp;Northeast India is a beautiful region with a strong presence of culture and tradition. Each state in the Northeast has a different ethnic food habit. Food trail in the Northeast is an experience in itself.&nbsp;&nbsp;Apart from unmatched natural beauty, the regions are also renowned for their interesting cuisine. The food of the northeast will definitely slake a true foodie\u2019s palate with great relish.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The North-eastern food mainly consists of simply boiled food with an mazing smell and taste ,uniquely flavoured by local herbs and a simple combination of chilli, ginger and garlic. Though the 7 sister states are mostly famous for non-vegetarian dishes, idiosyncratic mouth-watering sweet dishes and desserts are also a part of the culinary heritage of the states.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this post, we take you through a vivid gastronomic journey of all the states of the Northeast. The unique flavour of Northeast Indian foods is defined by the use of locally grown vegetables and herbs with&nbsp;minimal use of spice. They keep the age-old flavour by using the same method of cooking as their ancestors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A tour is hardly complete without enjoying special dishes from different states of the Northeast India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"food-trails-of-assam\">Food Trails of Assam<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/nexplore.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/traditional-food-of-assam.webp\" alt=\"Assamese thali\" class=\"wp-image-7822\" style=\"width:600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nexplore.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/traditional-food-of-assam.webp 700w, https:\/\/nexplore.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/traditional-food-of-assam-450x289.webp 450w, https:\/\/nexplore.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/traditional-food-of-assam-150x96.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Each Northeastern state has unique food habits. If you are in Assam, you can surprise yourself with the luscious taste of a special fish dish prepared using locally grown vegetables and herbs. To name a few&nbsp;<em>Outenga masoor tenga<\/em> (fish curry with elephant apple),&nbsp;Kon Bilahi masor tenga&nbsp;( Fish curry with cherry tomatoes), fish cooked with colocasia leaves etc. Apart from these smoked fish, kasu pitika (mesh colocasia leaves with garlic and chilly), khar etc, are some distinct cuisines of Assam. If you are a meat lover, then different pork and chicken dishes like pork curry with Urad dal, pork curry with&nbsp;Lai sak(Mustard Greens), smoked pork\/chicken are some palatable dishes to catch. The appetising aroma of sizzling boiled chicken and pork blows you away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Check &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/nexplore.org\/blog\/traditional-food-of-assam\/\">Foodie\u2019s Guide to Assam: 12 Traditional Dishes That Will Win Your Heart<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-unique-flavour-of-meghalaya\">The unique flavour of Meghalaya<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Meghalaya is the home of Khasi, Garo, and Jaintia tribes. All the tribes have unique traditional recipes a customary cooking style. Cooked using pork blood&nbsp;<strong><em>Jadoh<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;is the most popular dish in Meghalaya.&nbsp;<em>Jadoh&nbsp;<\/em>can be accompanied with sticky red rice for a perfect meal.&nbsp;&nbsp;<em><strong>Doh Neiiong<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp;(pork with ginger-garlic paste and black sesame seed),&nbsp;&nbsp;<em><strong>Dohsnam<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp;( a dish made of pork intestine),&nbsp;<em><strong>Dohkhlieh<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/em>(Boiled pork salad with Onions, Chillies, Spices and Salt),&nbsp;Ki Kpu,&nbsp;Tung-rymbai&nbsp;(fermented soybean), and pickled bamboo shoots are some of the most popular Khasi delicacies. Khasi and Jaintia tribes mostly eat chicken, pork, fish, beef, and lamb.&nbsp;<em>Purambhi masala<\/em>&nbsp;is a special spice mostly used in the food of the Garo tribe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"911\" src=\"https:\/\/nexplore.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Jadoh-1.jpg\" alt=\"jadoh rice\" class=\"wp-image-7825\" style=\"width:600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nexplore.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Jadoh-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nexplore.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Jadoh-1-379x450.jpg 379w, https:\/\/nexplore.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Jadoh-1-126x150.jpg 126w, https:\/\/nexplore.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Jadoh-1-150x178.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jadoh Rice<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Meghalaya is also famous for delicious, juicy fruits such as citrus species, pineapple, banana, papaya, guava and jack-fruit etc. One can see many organic vegetable and fruit farms in every nook and cranny of Meghalaya. Organic vegetables are blessed to this land. They grow in abandon without using any fertiliser.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In search of the homely Khasi meal, I visited&nbsp;<strong>Jadoh<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>restaurant<\/strong> in Bosco Square Shillong. We relished an authentic Khashi meal of Meghalaya, the plate had Jadoh, smoked pork, fish ball salad, curry, chutney and vegetables. This place offers Khasi food at pocket\u2013friendly rates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another place to try local dishes in Meghalaya is&nbsp;<strong>Trattoria<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>restaurant<\/strong> on Police Bazaar Road, Shillong. The menu offers Jadoh and pork dish, fish platter, chicken platter, mutton platter etc. The recipes are simply amazing, cooked with local ingredients in the Khasi style, accompanied by traditional chutneys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"825\" height=\"464\" src=\"https:\/\/nexplore.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Dohkileh_Khasi_Cuisine.avif\" alt=\"Dohkileh\" class=\"wp-image-7824\" style=\"width:600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nexplore.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Dohkileh_Khasi_Cuisine.avif 825w, https:\/\/nexplore.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Dohkileh_Khasi_Cuisine-450x253.avif 450w, https:\/\/nexplore.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Dohkileh_Khasi_Cuisine-150x84.avif 150w, https:\/\/nexplore.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Dohkileh_Khasi_Cuisine-768x432.avif 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dohkileh<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Our next destination is <a href=\"https:\/\/nexplore.org\/blog\/how-to-spend-day-in-mawlynnong\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mawlynnong village<\/a> in search of a rural and rustic taste of Meghalaya. Mawlynnong is a small village located in the East Khasi Hill District near the Bangladesh border. We offered a delicious vegetarian meal prepared using limited oil and spices. Red rice with pork or chicken curry is the main traditional dish here.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<blockquote>\n<p>Check: <a href=\"https:\/\/nexplore.org\/blog\/eating-in-shillong\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Top places to eat out in Shillong<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-wired-platter-of-nagaland\">The wired platter of Nagaland<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I heard about delicious and wired Naga cuisines for&nbsp;a&nbsp;long time. Naga dishes are unique combinations of flavour and taste. Traditional food preparation of different tribes of Nagaland are unparalleled and they have no resemblance with the traditional cousins of other states. On searching for traditional Naga platter we headed to&nbsp;<strong>Chingtsoung<\/strong>&nbsp;restaurant at the Razu point in Kohima which is famous for traditional Ao cuisines. It\u2019s the perfect blend of flavour, herbs and spices that makes the difference and elevates the taste of the dish. <strong>Orami<\/strong> is another place to test traditional Naga cuisines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of the most delicious Naga dishes are <em><strong>Yam curry<\/strong><\/em> with roselle ginger and sticky rice, <strong>Smoked pork with Axone<\/strong>, <strong>Smoked chicken stew<\/strong>, <strong>fish chutney<\/strong>, <em><strong>Hinkejvu<\/strong><\/em> ( Dish made with colocasia, shredded cabbage leaves, mustard leaves and French beans), <strong><em>Akini Chokibo<\/em><\/strong> (a special dish made with Snail meat) etc.&nbsp; Zutho&nbsp;is a famous rice beer popular among the Angami Nagas. Naga tribes used a specially fermented soybean known as&nbsp;Axone&nbsp;in their food which makes the dish heavenly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"820\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nexplore.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/naga_food_Abigail-Sitlhou-820x1024.jpg\" alt=\"traditional naga food in  hornbill festival\" class=\"wp-image-1541\" style=\"width:600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nexplore.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/naga_food_Abigail-Sitlhou-820x1024.jpg 820w, https:\/\/nexplore.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/naga_food_Abigail-Sitlhou-120x150.jpg 120w, https:\/\/nexplore.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/naga_food_Abigail-Sitlhou-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/nexplore.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/naga_food_Abigail-Sitlhou-768x959.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nexplore.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/naga_food_Abigail-Sitlhou-816x1019.jpg 816w, https:\/\/nexplore.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/naga_food_Abigail-Sitlhou.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 820px) 100vw, 820px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Traditional Naga Thali(Photo Abigali SIthou)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Our second day in Nagaland was a grand feast for us. We joined the <strong>Hornbill Festival the great cultural festival of Northeast<\/strong> that day. Variety of food served at that festival was astonishing. The smell coming from the food stalls blend with the misty evening of the festival ground makes it heavenly. We tasted <strong>snail fry<\/strong>, <strong>sticky red rice<\/strong>, <strong>pork curry<\/strong>, <strong>chicken curry<\/strong>, various pickles and chutneys. Local rice beer and small prone fish pickle were also available there \u2013 I liked this combination most and packed some more.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our next destination in Nagaland was Khonoma green village. <strong>Khonma village <\/strong>had a remarkable place in the culture and history of Nagaland. Inhabitant by the Ao Nagas the village offers unmatched hospitality and delicious traditional food. We spent our last day in Nagaland in a homestay in Khonoma. The hospitality offered in our homestay was outstanding. We savoured few more delicious dishes such as fish curry, special fish chutney, egg boil, abundant boil vegetables, fresh vegetable salad etc. Khonoma village is truly a green village with small farms and colourful flowers in every household.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Check <a href=\"https:\/\/nexplore.org\/blog\/khonoma-travel-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Khonoma Green Village travel guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"food-trail-in-arunachal-pradesh\">Food trail in Arunachal Pradesh<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Arunachal Pradesh,<\/strong> the most beautiful hill station in Northeast India, is a blend of divergent cultures and traditions. The beautiful hilly state is home to many tribes that migrated from Tibet, China and different parts of the world. Nevertheless, all tribes have different food habits and cooking styles, which makes it a giant treasure trove. The simplicity and aroma of the authentic Arunachalese cuisine are superb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tawang<\/strong> is the most sought-after hill station of Arunachal Pradesh. Rich Buddhist influence can be seen in the food habits of the Monpa inhabitants of Tawang. There, you must try <strong><em>Millet<\/em><\/strong><em>, <\/em>a special dish made by the Monpas.&nbsp;It is prepared with millet or any other flour with boiling water. It can be taken with vegetables and meat. Sometimes fermented cheese and soya beans can be added to it as a condiment. You can also test delicious Maggy, Thukpa and Momos made using homegrown fertile vegetables.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are looking for a fine dining restaurant in Tawang hotel&nbsp;<b>Mon Valley<\/b>&nbsp;is the first preference in our list. You can try delicious Chinese and Tibetan dishes here. We had a bowl of scrumptious fried rice with chicken gravy and fried pork meal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Chamin <\/em><\/strong>is a special chutney made by grinding chillies with fermented cheese, is a favourite food of Monopas. Fermented cheese is used in most of the traditional preparations.<em>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/em><strong>Butter tea<\/strong>&nbsp;(<strong><em>Sueja<\/em>)<\/strong>&nbsp;is another delicious beverage made using yak butter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the cuisines of Arunachal Pradesh, local herbs, bamboo shoot, boiled chicken, pork, beef and other vegetables are used. Use of chilli is also seen mostly to keep the body warm in cold weather. Bamboo shoots are used as a condiment with boiled vegetables, meat, pickles and chutneys. Rice Beer (<strong>Apong<\/strong>\/ <strong>Chang<\/strong>) is the favourite beverage in Arunachal. It is used for all social occasions like birth, death, housewarming and other festivals. Surprisingly, the rice beer-making style of every community in Northeast India is a little different. It\u2019s difficult for a local to distinguish the variety by its smell and taste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nexplore.org\/destinations\/Arunachal\/ziro.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ziro Valley<\/a> is another attractive place in Arunachal Pradesh inhabited by the Aptani tribes. Pika Pila (Pike)&nbsp;is the most popular and delicious dish, only made by the Aptanis. It is a type of pickle made using pork fat, bamboo shoots and chilli.&nbsp; &nbsp;Lukter&nbsp;is another popular Arunachalese cuisine. It is a combination of smoked dry meat and chilli flakes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chura Sabji&nbsp;is a kind of curry made of fermented cheese and yak milk or cow&#8217;s milk. Chilli flakes are added to it for sharp pungency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Apart from these, you can enjoy many superb dishes in your food tour in Arunachal Pradesh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-vibrant-food-culture-of-manipur\">The vibrant food of Manipur<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/im.hunt.in\/cg\/man\/About\/Tourism\/ero.jpg\" alt=\"Eromba - Manipuri cuisine\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><em>Eromba<\/em><\/strong>, the staple diet of Manipur <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manipuronline.in\/about\/tourism\/food-of-manipur\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Photo Credit<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Manipur is another state in the Northeast having rich food varieties. In Manipur people cook by instinct alone, making even the ordinary extremely extraordinary. It is no surprise that the Manipuri cuisine is awesomely assorted \u2014from the simple and bland to the lavish and pungent.&nbsp;<strong><em>Eromba<\/em>&nbsp;<\/strong>is the staple diet of Manipuris and generally made of boiled vegetables mashed together in a sauce of chili pepper paste and Ngari (fermented fish). It is served with a combination of herbs and garnishes with onion, spring onion, coriander, basil etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some other famous delicacies from Manipur are <em><strong>smoked pork,<\/strong><\/em> <em><strong>Split gill mushroom<\/strong><\/em>,&nbsp;<strong><em>Maroi thongba<\/em><\/strong><em>(<\/em>a special vegetarian curry prepared using<em>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/em>Chinese chives leaves<em>, Tharoi Thongba<\/em>(river snails cooked in spicy sauce)<em>&nbsp;etc.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/im.hunt.in\/cg\/man\/About\/Tourism\/fsh.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ngri (fermented fish) is a favourite dish of Manipur. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manipuronline.in\/about\/tourism\/food-of-manipur\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Photo Credit <\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Manipuri food also includes varieties of mouth-watering sweet dishes. Some of them are&nbsp;<em><strong>Chahao kheer<\/strong><\/em> (Black rice cooked with milk using honey or jaggery), Sangom Kheer, <strong><em>Kabok<\/em><\/strong> (Ladoos), <em><strong>Meitei Gulla<\/strong><\/em> etc. &nbsp;<strong><em>Tanghou<\/em><\/strong> is a special sticky rice cake. Home-made sesame and puffed rice Ladoos can be found in Imma Market also. You can buy them at a very reasonable rate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Manipur is also known for pure vegetarian Manipuri thali (<strong><em>vegetarian chakluk<\/em><\/strong>), which serves more than 20 different dishes. This thali contains Hawai, Iromba, Kanghou, chamfoot, a variety of vegetables, lentils and fish cooked in the traditional way followed by Black rice and Kheer. Luxmi Kitchen in Imphal is the best place to relish delicious Manipuri veg dishes. Some more ethnic food joints in Manipur are <strong>Naoba&#8217;s chakhumang<\/strong>, <strong>Thoibi Hotel<\/strong>, <strong>Blue Chilli<\/strong> etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"519\" src=\"https:\/\/nexplore.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/vegeterian-chakluk-veg-thali-manipur.png\" alt=\"Manipuri vegetarian thali\" class=\"wp-image-2058\" style=\"width:600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nexplore.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/vegeterian-chakluk-veg-thali-manipur.png 720w, https:\/\/nexplore.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/vegeterian-chakluk-veg-thali-manipur-300x216.png 300w, https:\/\/nexplore.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/vegeterian-chakluk-veg-thali-manipur-150x108.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Manipuri vegetarian thali<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Homegrown herbs are the most essential part of the Manipuri cuisine.&nbsp; Most of the households had a small organic herb and vegetable garden in their backyard.&nbsp; A few commonly used herbs in Manipuri dishes are <em><strong>Awaa phadigom<\/strong><\/em> (Mexican coriander), <strong><em>Mayang-ton<\/em><\/strong> (Lemon Basil), <strong><em>Toning-khok<\/em><\/strong> (Chameleon plant), Mukthrubi, Phakpai (Vietnamese coriander), Chantruk, Wavy Bittercress, Khanghuman, Nungshi hidak (Mint), Maroi napaakpi (Hooker chives), Maroi naakuppi (Chinese chives), Takhel-manao etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Food trail in the Northeast is so diverse that it is hard to summarise in one go. I will write about some more dishes in my next blog. Till then, stay tuned and stay safe!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Did you like this post or have any feedback? Please let us know in the comments section below! Or, if you have any further questions, feel free to ask.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow us on&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nexploretravel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a><\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/www.nexplore.org\">Facebook<\/a><\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NexploreTravel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Twitter<\/a>&nbsp;and<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/in.pinterest.com\/NexploreTravels\/boards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pinterest!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<h4 data-start=\"393\" data-end=\"789\">Related Read<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nexplore.org\/blog\/top-mouth-watering-street-food-joints-in-guwahati\/\">Best Place to enjoy street food in Guwahati<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nexplore.org\/blog\/eating-in-shillong\/\">Best places to enjoy mouth-watering dishes in Shillong<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nexplore.org\/blog\/food-of-assam\/\">Top 12 Traditional dish of Assam<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;Northeast India is a beautiful region with a strong presence of culture and tradition. Each state in the Northeast has a different ethnic food habit. Food trail in the Northeast is an experience in itself.&nbsp;&nbsp;Apart from unmatched natural beauty, the regions are also renowned for their interesting cuisine. 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