The food, art and crafts stalls are a big part of Hornbill Festival; locals and tourists flock in to indulge themselves in some local food and drinks every year, experiencing the rich culture and traditions of different Naga tribes. The food stalls offer some delicious food items prepared by chefs who are ardent foodย enthusiasts themselves! For the arts and crafts junkies, the Bamboo Pavilion displays a variety ofย handicrafts, decor products, handmadeย necklaces, books by Nagaย writers, etc. for sale.
Here are few of the MANY interesting stalls we came across this year at the festival.
Chefs Asin Shurhozelie (Left) and Asen Jamir (Right) of ‘The Bowl’ welcoming visitors to their food stall at Kisama Heritage Village, Nagalandย
Photo courtesy: @thebowl2017
Volunteers Paudwa Elunglung (Left) and his friends from the ‘Benreu Students Union’ preparing someย mouth-wateringย barbecued food at the Kohima Night Bazaar food stall.
Photo courtesy: @weedledoodledoo
Macramรฉ (patterned lacelike webbing made of hand-knotted cord,yarn)ย curtains by Lemย on display inside the Bamboo Pavilion stall at Kisama. The ‘LEM’ stall offers a range of beautiful macrame wedding backdrop products, home decorย supplies like macrame wall hangings, hanging chairs and dream catchers.
Photo courtesy: @lemtur
Chefs Imlikokba Aier (Left) and Kumzuk posing for a photograph outside theirย ย stall ‘Brutus: Drinks & Soup’ with SC Jamir and his wife (ex-Chief minister, Nagaland and Governor of Orissa)
Photo courtesy: @brutus_drinks_soup
We hear this stall offersย the freshest juices and cocktails made from locally sourced fruits! Also highly recommended are their lip-smackingย finger foods and their special bacon soup. ย Apparently, all their drinks are named after their dogs, so each drink comes with a tinge of the dogs’ character! Go meet them and try out their drinks at heir stallย near the WWII Museum, Kisama.ย ย
Explore someย interesting traditional attires – fromย high fashion to daily wearย at “The Bamboo Pavilion” stall, set up by local entrepreneur Loreni Sophia (left) from Dimapur.
Photo courtesy: @orenstani_suzen_kikon
Visitors shopping for local artefacts and crafts at the Bamboo Pavilion, Kisama.ย
Photo courtesy: @kumti_mufc_imchen
The Bamboo Pavilion is set up like a mini mall with shops exhibiting handlooms andย handicrafts for sale by localย entrepreneurs, giving you that traditional shopping experience!
Photo courtesy: @kumti_mufc_imchen
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