Essential North-East CookbookThe

If there is one part of this country that is yet to be discovered at least in terms of its cuisine it is the North-East. The kitchens of the North-East are the source of an extraordinary range of dishes that blend tradition and innovation in unexpected ways. The basic tribal diet of jungle produce has over the years been influenced by various other communities-the Thais who once ruled over some parts of the territory the Chinese because of their proximity and the Bengali migrants-and it is this unusual combination that makes the food of this region unique in India. With a variety of new recipes from the eight states of the North-East-now including Sikkim-this updated cookbook will help you transform the most ordinary meal into an exotic experience. About the Author Hoihnu Hauzel is a native of Manipur. She completed her schooling in Shillong and Delhi and has a master's degree in political science from Delhi University. She has been a journalist for the last fifteen years and has worked with the Asian Age Indian Express Hindustan Times the Times of India and The Telegraph in Delhi. She is currently pursuing an independent writing career and continues to promote the North-East through her writings and entrepreneurial ventures likehertravel portal Northeast Odyssey(www.northeastodyssey.com)and a digital North-East lifestyle magazine NE Travel and Life (www.netravelandlife.com). She has also to her credit a book of poems Moments of Time. Hoihnu is committed to the development of the North-East. This book is for her a step towards the promotion of the region. Her coffee-table book on Manipur is set to be released next year.