TNPSC Thervupettagam

Assam’s Traditional Products - GI Tags

October 9 , 2024 14 hrs 0 min 37 0
  • GI tag was given to following eight products from the Assam region, including traditional food items and several unique varieties of rice beer.
  • The first is the variant of rice beer ‘Bodo Jou Gwran’, which has the highest percentage of alcohol (about 16.11%).
  • The second variant is ‘Maibra Jou Bidwi’, known locally as ‘Maibra Jwu Bidwi’ or ‘Maibra Zwu Bidwi’.
  • The third variant, called ‘Bodo Jou Gishi’, is also a traditionally fermented rice-based alcoholic beverage.
  • A GI tag has been secured by ‘Bodo Napham’, an important and favourite dish of fermented fish.
  • The other one is ‘Bodo Ondla’, a rice powder curry flavoured with garlic, ginger, salt, and alkali.
  • The ‘Bodo Gwkha’ has also received the GI tag.
  • ‘Bodo Narzi’ is a semi-fermented food prepared with jute leaves.
  • The ‘Bodo Aronai’, a small beautiful cloth, also has the GI tag.

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