Eclectic Northeast – July 2019

62 │ │ July 2019

food

ENe Bureau

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ith roots in Sivasagar, Assam, Sayan was

born and raised in Ziro, Arunachal Pradesh.

He is currently working in the Coalition for

Food and Nutrition Security (CFNS), Guwahati as a

programme coordinator and researcher for a health

and nutrition related project, supported by World

Bank. He has travelled extensively in Central and

East India to learn linkages of agriculture and women

groups for better nutrition outcomes. This fuelled his

interest to document tribal cuisines and indigenous

food practices. He started his Instagram account

named ‘Mashed Potatoes - Aloo Pitika’ on May 2018.

Sayan Deori is using his Instagram

account to get foodies, especially

millennials, to explore and

appreciate indigenous food

Starting A Conversation

About Food

For me, food is not just what is

served on your plate, it is beyond

the plate and the entire process

and environment, in which it is

prepared and brought to you. The

stories shared over cooking and

the ambiance of the kitchen space,

are what matters.