CULTURE OF EASTERN INDIA- ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS


CUISINE;

The Andaman and Nicobar Islands cuisine mainly comprises of sea food. These are mostly found in the hotels and restaurants of the island. 


The people of this Union Territory are deprived of many facilities till date and thus are living far behind the civilization. The food of the Andaman and Nicobar people are mainly the sea foods which are very common in this place. The people there are mainly non vegetarians depending primarily on sea foods. 
The food of the Andamanese mainly comprises of non veg items like meat. They also intake a lot of fruits that are found in abundance in the forests of Andaman and Nicobar islands. Most of the peasants of the island were hunters at a time. As such they used to feed on flesh of birds and wild animals. For a long time, the usage of fire was unknown to them. 




Tropical foods are found in the hilly parts of this island. Mango, banana, orange, pineapple, guava are some common fruits that are found in the markets of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. 
Due to the increasing attractions of the visitors towards this place many restaurants have grown up who are preparing delicious Indian, Chinese and Continental food items. But original Andaman foods could hardly be found there. 

The Andaman food prepared from fish are a very popular cuisine of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Since fish is found in abundance in the sea, so people of Andaman like to take more and more fish in their meal.
ART:
The Andaman and Nicobar Islands is the best place for those who love to collect different handicraft items from different places to decorate their interior or to keep them as a treasure. The specialty of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands not only can be seen in their scenic beauty but also could be found in the crafted items made by the local peasants



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Comments

  1. BlogFebruary 11, 2019 at 6:04 AM

    The cuisine style of Andaman and Nicobar islands is so interesting and is shown well in this blog.
    Varshaa.R

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  2. imaginatively creativeFebruary 11, 2019 at 9:47 PM

    From this blog it is evident that andaman & nicobar islands have very delicious food and handicrafts goods which are very unique from others.
    G.Abirami

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  3. imaginatively creativeFebruary 12, 2019 at 7:01 AM

    The cuisine is interesting. -Archita. T. Menon

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  4. imaginatively creativeFebruary 12, 2019 at 7:27 AM

    The cuisine of these islands are very tempting and the art forms are really impressive.
    Faaiqa Aisha

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  5. imaginatively creativeFebruary 12, 2019 at 7:31 PM

    Attractive blog with amazing pictures to correspond with the content.
    Faadila Aisha

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