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 region of India and Nepal.[2]

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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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