Maithil cuisine

Maithil cuisine, also known as Mithila cuisine is a part of Indian cuisine and Nepalese cuisine.[1] It is native cooking style of Maithils residing in Mithila,[2] a region of the Indian subcontinent. The cuisine is native to people of Tirhut, Darbhanga, Kosi, Purnia, Munger, Bhagalpur and Santhal Pargana division of India as well as Sarlahi, Mahottari, Dhanusa, Siraha and Saptari District of Province No. 2 and Sunsari and Morang of Province No. 1 of Nepal.

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Maithil cuisine comprises a broad repertoire of rice, wheat, fish and meat dishes and the skilled use of various spices, herbs and natural edibles.[3] The cuisine has different recipes for different events, and hence is categorized accordingly, from banquet food, for weddings and parties, festival foods, and travel foods.[4][5]

Traditional dishes

Some traditional Maithil dishes are:[6][7][8]

References
  1. People of India. Bihar, including Jharkhand. Calcutta: Anthropological Survey of India. 2008. pp. XXIX. ISBN 81-7046-302-5. OCLC 299081992.
  2. "प्रधानमन्त्री ओलीलाई जनकपुरमा 'मिथिला भोजन'ले स्वागत गरिने" [Prime minister Oli will be welcomed in Janakpur by Mithila cuisine]. Nepal Samaya (in Nepali). Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  3. Jha, Shailendra Mohan, 1929- (1994). Hari Mohan Jha. New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi. p. 18. ISBN 81-7201-652-2. OCLC 43122155.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. Sweksha Karna. "Doing street food right in Janakpur". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  5. "पर्वपिच्छे फरक स्वाद" [Different taste in different festivals]. ekantipur.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  6. http://epaper.navbharattimes.com/details/59768-68289-1.html
  7. http://www.angelfire.com/home/mithila/maithilcusine.htm
  8. https://www.pakwangali.in/sweet-recipes/how-to-make-bagiya-sweet-snacks-recipe-in-hindi/article/971505.html
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