Nagaland's Nine Mouth Watering Dishes

Samathu is a well-known dish from the Sumi district in Nagaland and it is made with the right use of smoke pork and thick curry. It is an important dish loved by all the tribes of Nagaland and the taste is really good.

Samathu

Akibeye is a flavoursome and spicy non-vegetarian dish of Nagaland with muster leaves and Colocasia roots. The dish is a thick gravy.

Akibeye

It is the one of most luscious and unique Naga food dishes. The dish is prepared by filling fish inside the tube of bamboo with some aromatic spices and smoked over a fire. It has the taste of bamboo, giving it a unique flavour.

Fish Cooked in Bamboo

Galho is a soupy mixture of rice, vegetables, or meat similar to a Khichdi. As this is one of the tastiest Naga food. The dish is mostly prepared with a variation of seasonal greens flavoured with smoked pork. It is garnished with ginger and garlic.

Galho

Hinkevju is a simple dish prepared with colocasia, cabbage leaves, mustard leaves, and French beans. All the ingredients are boiled in water with a pinch of salt in it. People of Nagaland eat the Hinkevju daily.

Hinkejvu

This is a delicious and exotic pork curry with amazing aroma and flavor cooked with simple ingredients and simple cooking technique.

Pork Curry

Also known as Nap Naang, it is a black rice pudding made with sticky black rice. This is a mildly sweet pudding that has a natural nutty flavor due to the black rice.

Black Sticky Rice Pudding

It is a traditional recipe and the signature dish of the Ao Naga Tribe of Nagaland. It is a dry side dish loaded with the goodness of vegetables and flavours from fermented bamboo shoots and dry fish.

Rosep Aon

Zutho is a fermented drink, originating from the Indian state of Nagaland, obtained from rice. It is a traditional drink of the Angami and Chakhesang Nagas and is commonly consumed by all Nagas.

Zutho