Food habit reflects the culture of a society. Food habit of a society depends on different matters like geographical location, climate, environment, religion, taste etc. Assam, a north-eastern state of India is rich in paddy cultivation. Rice is staple food of Assam and people of Assam used to make various rice preparations like jalpan, various rice cakes, rice beer etc. since ancient times. These preparations are part and parcel of Assamese traditional food culture. Traditional knowledge and method is still applied in preparing all these preparations. Besides these preparations have social and cultural value also. This paper is about traditional knowledge and methods of preparing various rice preparations in Assam.

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阿萨姆邦各种米制品的传统知识和方法

饮食习惯反映了社会文化。一个社会的饮食习惯取决于地理位置，气候，环境，宗教，口味等不同方面。印度东北部阿萨姆邦盛产水稻。大米是阿萨姆邦的主食，自古以来，阿萨姆邦人就用来制作各种大米制品，如贾潘，各种年糕，米啤酒等。这些准备工作是阿萨姆传统饮食文化的组成部分。在制备所有这些制剂中仍应用传统知识和方法。此外，这些制剂还具有社会和文化价值。本文是关于阿萨姆邦的传统知识和制备各种米制品的方法。