Have you ever tasted The savoury bamboo shoots? As versatile as nutritious. Is staple diet of tribals. Fresh or fermented. Boiled or fried. Or perhaps dried! Magic ingredient of tribals. Once accustomed You cannot forget. How it tastes. Yet flavor preferences. Can be complex. Relished for centuries. Native to Shivaliks Green gold of forests The savoury bamboo shoots Are the beloved of Tribals.
NOTES ABOUT THE POEM ;
Here in the hills (of Arunachal Pradesh) we call it (Bamboo Shoots) – EKU in local language.This poem is my way of expressing the love & appreciation towards this food item and its immense qualities, be it as food, medicine or as means of livelihood.
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