- Guwahati is famous for the traditional Assamese cusines. Their cusines are a mixture of different indigenous styles with considerable regional variations and some external influences. People in this region use very less spices, and instead use more of fruits and vegetables that are either fresh, dried or fermented. Fish is widely used, and birds like duck, squab etc. are very popular, which are often paired with a main vegetable or ingredient.
- A traditional meal in Assam begins with a khar, a class of dishes named after the main ingredient, and ends with a tenga, a sour dish. These two dishes characterize a traditional meal in Assam. The food is usually served in bell metal utensils made by an indigenous community called Mariya. Tamul (betel nut, generally raw) and paan generally concludes the meal.
- Rice, fish and meat are the most important ingredients in their cusines. Some of the popular assamese cuisines are the Khar made of raw papaya, pulses or any other main ingredient. It is a severely bitter type of preparation. It is prepared with dry jute leaf, urad bean and khar. The tenga is a light and sour fish dish, Pura is an Assamese version of smoked or barbecue meat or fish. Pitika this ia side dish which has been mashed and mixed with other ingredients like mashed potato, mashed fermented bamboo shoot, etc,.
- Some of their famous sweets are the Pitha a rice cake, Laru are sweet balls and many more. And their famous drinks are ric beer and the variety of Assam tea's that is grown in abundance in this state.
- Apart from their traditional cuisines, you can easily find many other restaurants serving Chinese, Continental and Indian foods. some of the more popular restaurants where you can find all these cuisines are Maihang restaurant, Blue Ginger restaurant, Gam's Delicacy Restaurant, Mainland China, Emperor China, Cream Centre, Terra Maya restaurant and many more.
