One of the most important ingredients in Meitei cooking is fermented fish locally known as ‘Ngari’.

Thambou singju which is a spicy salad prepared with fermented fish is a popular vegetable snack in Manipur, Northeast India.

Locally called ‘Tharoi’, snails are eaten as a dish and also as an evening snack called tharoi bora in Manipur.

Roselle is mainly cultivated to produce bast fibres which are extracted from the stem and are used as substitute to jute.

During the Covid pandemic, indigenous flowering plant Nongmangkha is in high demand in Manipur for its rich medicinal properties.