Famous food of Tripura: Tripura cuisine

Tripura's food combines the rice and fish of Bengal with the bamboo shoot, fermented fish and herbs of its tribal communities.

Tribal dishes

Mui borok, the food of the Tripuri people, is cooked with little oil. Berma, dried and fermented fish, flavours many dishes, and chakhwi is a stew of bamboo shoot and vegetables cooked with an alkaline water. Wahan mosdeng, pork with chilli and onions, is a favourite.

Bengali food

In Agartala and the towns, Bengali dishes such as fish curry, rice, dal and sweets are eaten every day.

Fruit

Tripura's Queen pineapple, small and very sweet, has a geographical indication (GI) tag, and oranges from the Jampui Hills are famous.

Sources

• Tripura Tourism: Government of Tripura
• Incredible India: Ministry of Tourism, Government of India
• Indian Culture: the Ministry of Culture's portal on India's arts, crafts and heritage
• North East Zone Cultural Centre: Dimapur (Ministry of Culture)