nainital Apart from its natural beauty, Devbhoomi Uttarakhand is also known for the food here. Various types of dishes are prepared here. Which are not only delicious to eat but the way of making them is also very special. The mountain spices ground in cob kiln enhance the taste of these dishes even more. To promote Kumaoni food and to take the traditional food of Uttarakhand to the country and abroad, the Tourism Department and Hotel Association jointly organized a food festival in Nainital. Traditional dishes of Uttarakhand were served by local hotels in the Himalayan Food Festival held at Mallital Flats in Nainital. The tourists coming to Nainital also got a taste of it.
Chef Chandan Singh Parihar of Nainital-based Laser Group of Hotels said that the cuisine of Uttarakhand starts with the spices ground in a cob kiln. It is because of these mountain spices that the taste of the food here is different. These spices found in the hilly areas of Uttarakhand are completely natural and without any adulteration. Which enhances the taste of food. He told that in Uttarakhand many other types of dishes like Gahat dal, Bhatt ki Chudkani, Ras Bhaat, Madue ki roti, Liswa, Bhang ki chutney, Timur ki chutney, Pahadi raita, Jhingur ki kheer, etc. are made. Due to being cooked in the stove and the spices found in the Himalayan areas (Jambu, Indrani, Tun, Jakhiya), the taste of these dishes becomes even more amazing. He told that if we talk about non-veg food of Uttarakhand, then the game cooked in the stove here is very tasty and provides warmth for health. Himalayan trout fish found in the cold areas of Bageshwar in Uttarakhand is very tasty.
The aim is to promote coarse grains
Siddharth Sharma, General Manager of Sherwani Hill Top, Nainital, told during a special conversation with Local18 that the objective of the Himalayan Food Festival was to promote the coarse grains of Uttarakhand. Maduve is used in all types of dishes served by their hotel. Maduve Brownies, Maduve Gulab Jamun, Maduve Biscuits have been served by them in the food festival. Ruchir Sah, owner of Nainital’s Anupam Restaurant, said that his restaurant served Shikar Bhaat, Bhutwa, and very special Ragi Halwa made from available spices. Which the tourists also liked very much.
Tourists tasted Kumaoni food
In the Himalayan Food Festival, along with the local people, the tourists who reached Nainital also tasted the mountain food. Tourist Tania, who came to visit Nainital, told that she tasted Himalayan trout fish of Uttarakhand in the food festival, apart from this, she liked Bhatt’s Chudkani, Jhingur kheer very much. Tourist Bhavna Soni, who reached Nainital, told that she tasted the hunted rice in the food festival. Tasted all kinds of Kumaoni dishes including lemon chutney, fish, singal. which he liked very much
FIRST PUBLISHED : November 10, 2024, 1:56 PM IST
