Pig brain, frog legs and other weird and bizarre Indian food items

Dog meat is just as common as chicken in Nagaland's butcher shops! Rotten potatoes are consumed in some parts of the North East. We look at some of the bizarre and weird foods that are consumed around the country

Updated On: 2019-08-10 09:05 AM IST

Doh Khleh: Doh Khleh dish is made by steamed pig brain. It is a pork dish which is garnished with onions and steamed pig’s brain. It is consumed as a main ingredient by Khasis, Garos and Jaintia tribes of the state of Meghalaya

Patal Bageri:  Patal Bageri is rat meat that is consumed by Musharars - a rat eating tribe in Bihar and adjoining states of Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand. It is said to be rich in protein. Patal Bageri is served as roasted rat or rat curry. In Baksa, a district in Assam, rat meat is exclusively cooked as a spicy gravy dish. It is considered a Sunday delicacy.

Bhunni: Bhunni is a speciality of the Garhwal region in Uttarakhand. It involves cooking goat's liver, stomach, intestines, and blood into a spicy curry. Other ingredients like dhania powder, red chili powder, turmeric, coriander leaves are added to give it a well, an acquired taste. Pic/YouTube

Khorisa: Khorisa is an Assamese fish dish prepared with grated bamboo shoot in fermented, raw or pickled form. Khorisa is a widely enjoyed food ingredient among the natives of this North-Eastern state.

Nahkham: Nahkham is relished by Garop tribe in the northeastern region of India. It is a dried fish curry blended with burnt powdered ash of wood or simply put ashes and vegetables. The taste of Nahkham is extremely pungent to the extent that it actually stinks

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