Every tribe and family in India’s Northeast makes food that’s ever so slightly different from each other. So, recipes are not really a tradition here, and every elder in the family can be called a food custodian. But now with youngsters moving to the metros, taking their food culture with them — often setting up restaurants and participating in food festivals to teach a largely ignorant mainland about Khasi, Mising, Sema and other cuisines — a new crop of ‘ambassadors’ are rising fast.
Nicholas Chyrmang, Meghalaya
