Speak Your Roots

Category: Food

  • Sohngang

    Mano ba bang sohngang? 😃😃 Phi kiba bang ban bam kthang te phi ïa bang ja bha da don une mo 😄 Phi ju shet kumno ïa u sohngang?

    Sohngang Soh (Black Nightshade Berries)

    Sohngang soh (Solanum nigrum Linn.), which is from Solanaceae family, are the small berries that grow on a tree about one meter tall. The color of the fruits is green with white spots when immature, and yellowish or reddish when ripe. The tree has small thorns all over its branches and has green, thorny, pointed leaves. One tree or bush can produce three to four kilograms of fruit per year. The taste of the fruit is quite bitter.

    In Meghalaya, in northeastern India, the berries are casually grown and eaten, but are not cultivated for commercial use. In Meghalaya, sohngang soh is use to prepare soup or cooked together with bamboo shoots or rice. In southern parts of India, the berries along with the leaves are often eaten after being cooked with tamarind, onion and cumin. It is uncommon to find sohngang soh for sale commercially, and it is generally only cultivated on a small scale, for personal use. Because much of the fruits are harvested from the wild, improper harvesting and a lack of care for the wild plants mean that they are in decline in many areas.

    Source: https://www.fondazioneslowfood.com/en/ark-of-taste-slow-food/sohngang-soh-black-nightshade-berries/

  • Ka Dakha Wa Syang

    "Ka Dakha Wa Syang" kaba ju bam ki Pnar 🐟🐟

    Smoked fish which is usually eaten by the Pnar community 🐟🐟

    Ju ïohsngew ba ki Khasi ki khot "Ka Kha Rang" ïa kane ka dohkha. Hato ka dei kane?

    Ka dur kaba nyngkong ka dei ka kha syang kaba la dep jied shiah bad khlai. Ka dur ba ar ka dei ka kha syang kaba la shet, da kaba kylla neiïong bad u tyrso ba ot ni 😋😋

    The first picture is smoked fish which has been cleaned of bones and shredded. The second picture is smoked fish which has been cooked with black sesame seeds, added with finely cut mustard leaves. All these ingredients give a great distinctive flavour! 😋😋

  • U Salah Chet Sngat

    "U Salah Chet Sngat" u dei ka rukom shet phan jong ki Pnar. U dei u phan/ sohlah uba shet sboh da kaba kylla bad u neiïong 🥔🥔 Khlem u phan te ym lah mutdur ban bam ja mo! 😄😄

    "U Salah Chet Sngat" is a Pnar recipe of potato cooked with black sesame seeds 🥔🥔 Potato is a major staple next to rice for the Khasi and Pnar communities.

    @foodie_northeast Please tell us more about this recipe. There is a secret ingredient to this too which I don't want to mention 😄😂

  • Ka dukan jadoh ha Iongpiah

    Jadoh Sniaŋ

    Wûm phi

    Wow tam ya ka cha sõ

    Hawa jrem pathan

    Yeh noh chõh-Hiar ha sla kjat.

    Tæ kammon pûrkhat phi

    Wûm toh dei jadoh Ïoŋpiah u dat i?

    Jadoh Sniaŋ, Jadoh Sniaŋ

    Du ha ïoŋpiah u yoh dei wa baŋ.

    Baŋ kti kat kini ki yoŋ Rymbai

    Sai dohkhlieh, wa u tu u nõ-kûlla nai

    Hun i bam ja,

    Sñaukam cheiwon tahi i pûrthai

    Æ koŋ da u thûlleij sniaŋ…..

    Yōban bha wa phon sûrwa

    Trup sa wau piat! Dahun sakhiat wa baŋ ja.

    Tûllo diñ, Wa pûnkop wa yaleh u slu

    Ka pli ka koŋ wa ki ŋap wa ad,

    Hei put tûllo, 'Wuuuuu chi Whuu'!

    Koŋ, Katwon ka bai ja?

    Dapher paya wûm toh de kam nachua

    Yoŋ wa da syad nadoŋ chadoŋ

    Krum phi u yanap, Yoh ki pli u mih noŋ.

    Yoh u mih ka noŋ-ni

    Su dei hun mûnsien ham khnium ya ki pli.

    Khublei Chibōn @xdtnoahjupejackllthmanar wa phah phi ya ka poitri chaphang ka dukan jadoh ha Iongpiah 😄😋 Johkhe phi u thoh 😄

    Ngi kyrmen ba phi lah ban pule ïa kine ki kyntien Pnar kaba i @xdtnoahjupejackllthmanar i lah thoh, da kaba pyndonkam da ki alphabet Pnar. Ngi lah ban sngew eh ha kaba nyngkong tangba ka rukom kynnoh ka long kumjuh hi. Ka shu pher noh tang ka rukom thoh.

    📸: @xdtnoahjupejackllthmanar

  • Ka Pla Kwai

    Ko Pla Kwai,

    phi long kaba kynsai tam.

    La mynta ne lashai,

    ïa phi ngim kwah pyndam

    Ko Pla Kwai

    phi ai ka kmen ka syaid.

    La haba kut ne ba wai

    ïa phi te ngim kheiñ kai.

    Ko Pla Kwai,

    katno ka jingsngewshngaiñ

    haba ïohi ïa phi,

    namar phi pynkynmaw

    ïa ki sngi ki ïa ba phngaiñ.

    "Ka Pla Kwai" or the kwai pouch is a prominent object in Khasi collective memory. It comes in various shapes and styles and is made from cloth or more popularly rexine, with a size good enough to tuck in your bag 😄🍃 This pouch creates friendship and conversation, stories and laughter. Does anyone have a story of choking on kwai? 😅😂

    Ka pla kwai ka pynïoh paralok, ka pynmih ka khana ka parom bad ka rkhie sadhai. Phi don khana ba litlad kwai? 😅 Ne ba phi shit kwai? 🥵😂

    Khublei Shibun @bibianaryntathiang for this beautiful red pla kwai! Kaban ksaw ïa phi! 😀

    🟡 Poem by @speakyourroots

  • Pyllon Shroiñ

    Phi lah ïa dep dih sha? 😄☕

    Kine ki dei ki jingbam dih sha kiba ngi ju khot "Pyllon Shroiñ". Lada dih tang ka sha saw bad kine ruh, katno ka dap ka mynsiem 😌😌 Ka jingkhlaiñ jong ka sha saw bad ka jingiwbih, ka jingshroiñ jong ki pyllon shroiñ ki pynkynmaw ïa ki nohphaisngi ksiar bad i Meiieit bad Paieit, katba ngi dang ïa dih sha. 🌦️❤️✨

    Have you had your evening tea? 😄☕

    These are Khasi tea snacks called "Pyllon Shroiñ", round toasts whose name literally translates into "Round Crunchies" 😄😄 What joy it is to eat these round crunchies with a cup of red tea. The strong tea and the flavour and crunch of the toasts reminds me of those golden afternoons with my grandparents as we sipped our tea 🌦️❤️✨

    You can get "Pyllon Shroiñ" or "Round Toast" at @the.ec.restaurant 😄

  • U Soh Thri

    Has anyone eaten this fruit? 😄 It is called "Sohthri" in Khasi and its scientific name is "Calamus manillensis" 🍍🥭🍎 "Sohthri" is known to be quite sour but once you get used to it, it's a great summer fruit!

    Khublei Shibun @maggie_arie_nongrum for sending this! 😄🙏

    Slide 1: https://www.palmpedia.net/wiki/Calamus_manillensis

    Slide 2 and Slide 3: @maggie_arie_nongrum

  • U Pumaloi ne u pizza

    😄😄 Ka dei ka jingshisha ba wat ma ngi kiba lah ïa samla, lah rangbah ruh ngi bang da kiwei ki jait jingbam. Tangba ki jingbam Khasi jong ngi ki dei kiba bha shikatdei, ki long kiba bsa bad tei ïa ka met.

    "Pu maloi" is another kind of steamed rice cake of the Khasi and Pnar people. It is generally eaten with tea or dipped in tea. ☕🍚

    Slow food is carefully prepared using traditional cooking methods and organic ingredients. It is produced or prepared in accordance with local culinary traditions, typically using high-quality locally sourced ingredients.

    Please tell us your favourite indigenous food or snacks! 😋😋

  • Tungtap (Fermented fish)

    “Tungtap" or fermented dry fish is an ingredient in many indigenous recipes or chutneys of Northeast India 🐟🐟

    It is preferably ground on stone with onion, chilli, turmeric and "jaїur", a native kind of szechuan pepper. Some also prefer making the chutney with "jyllang" or garlic chives.

    "Tungtap" can be added to any other dish that includes tomato, bamboo shoot or even bitter gourd. 😄😋

  • U ashar soh mylleng/ Gooseberry pickle

    U ashar soh mylleng or gooseberry pickle cooked by @kamra_shetja_khasi 🫕🫕

    This looks so good, mynta ba lah shit lei 😋😋

    Khublei Shibun @kamra_shetja_khasi for allowing us to post your pictures! 😄😃🙏🙏 Congratulations on your beautiful page with so many indigenous Khasi recipes!