Slow Food in Shillong

  Bhoot Jolokia, a variety of local red chilly, at the market.

   Eri Silk worms, on their way to the cooking pan

Although a standard yellow corn is predominant world-over, thousands of varieties exist, in white, red, black and blue.

Healthy village snacks. Nutrition packed boiled yam, the juicy
sohlah tuber and slices of salted arbi.

Meghalaya's is considered the cradle of the world's first species of citrus fruits. The fragrant gondhoraj lime, used in many traditional recipes, is now finding favour with contemporary chefs and
chocolatiers.

A wide variety of pungent dry fish, an essential ingredient for
Khasi cooking, at the local market in Shillong.

Baskets of chillies on sale at Lewduh market, Shillong.