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December 15, 2009 | Imphal hosts food festival to boost tourism, hospitality sectors | Imphal: An 11-day food festival was recently held in Imphal to bring together delicacies and culinary expertise of different communities from across the state onto one platform. The
festival was inaugurated by Manipur Tourism Minister T. N. Hoakip at Gandhi Memorial
Hall in Imphal. Jointly organized by Innovative Youth Development Association
and Board of Manipur Chinjak Festival, the second Chinjak Festval, aimed to give
a boost to tourism and hospitality sectors in Manipur. "Our vision is to promote
all the indigenous food of the region, and the spices of the entire northeast
region. Right now, we are starting from the Manipur. We used to organize it annually
but now we organize it bi-annually," said K.H. Athouba, Managing Director of Chinzak
Food Festival. Khaiden Omgb Merose, a member participant said that the food festival
was a source of income for many. "Earlier, I used to be a simple homemaker. I
was not a working. Now, just because of this Food Festival, I am self employed
and can support my family in financial terms," Merose said. Thirty three food
stalls including stalls for dishes like andro's pork, pork cooked with rice of
moirang, koujeng singju, makok-mana thongba, churachandpur's changal pawk, tribal
hot-dog, meat mixture, chandel's sandang mathel, chahao, utong-chak were a delight
for the visitors who gathered from across Manipur. Tim, a visitor, appreciated
the whole effort to organise the festival, saying that it united the whole state.
"It is really good because in this festival people from every region have come
to participate that really leads to unification of different communities. This
festival can lead to peace and togetherness of Manipur Tribes," Tim said. New
food items like okyom, ok athongba were also introduced in the festival. The festival
plays an important role in preserving local Manipuri delicacies and it also brings
together people of different communities. |
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