🥘 A Culinary Journey Through Assam: The Flavours of the Brahmaputra Valley

When you think of Assam, you may picture tea gardens 🌿, mighty rivers 🌊, and rolling hills. But Assam also tells its story through food — earthy, soulful, and bursting with flavour. Here's a tasty tour of Assamese cuisine that you can't miss.

1. Simplicity Served Delicious

Assamese meals are simple but never dull. The magic lies in fresh ingredients like herbs 🌱 (bhedailata, manimuni) and tangy fruits like outenga (elephant apple) that create bold, refreshing flavours with minimal spices.

2. Must-Try Dishes

🐟 Masor Tenga (Tangy Fish Curry): A light fish curry made with tomato 🍅 or lemon 🍋 — perfect with hot rice on a summer day.

🍌 Khar: A one-of-a-kind alkaline dish using banana peels 🍌 turned into an extract — paired with raw papaya or lentils. It’s 100% Assamese and 100% unique!

🦆 Duck Curry (Haanh Kumura): Duck meat slow-cooked with ash gourd or sesame seeds for a rich, festive meal 🪔.

🥔 Pitika: Assam’s version of mashed comfort food. Be it mashed potatoes or grilled eggplant, add mustard oil, onions 🧅, and green chillies 🌶️ — and you're home.

3. Street Food You’ll Love

If you’re walking the lanes of Guwahati, try these:

🍚 Pani Tenga Jalpan – fermented rice with curd and jaggery

🥟 Momos and 🍜 Chowmein – with Tibetan/Nepali flair

🫓 Ghugni – spicy chickpea mix perfect for snacking

4. Sweet Endings: Pitha & Jolpan

🥥 Pitha – rice cakes stuffed with coconut & jaggery

🥛 Jolpan – puffed rice, curd & jaggery = Assamese breakfast bliss

🍚 Payokh – rice pudding with milk and cardamom

5. Sip Assam’s Legacy: The Tea Trail

Home to the world’s best black tea, Assam’s estates offer immersive tours 🫖. Watch tea being plucked, processed, and served — and sip it fresh, right where it grows.

🚐 Experience It All With Jaobola

At Jaobola, travel isn't just about places — it’s about people, stories, and flavours. We take you from roadside stalls to village kitchens and host you at local feasts where you eat with your hands, heart, and curiosity. Taste Assam. Experience Assam. Let’s go — Jaobola!