This shop is located inside the Manipur University campus near the IGNOU center in the campus. It is a place thronged by students of the university during weekdays, but in weekends it remains closed. It is run by a Meitei family. This is the only shop inside the campus which has got varied eatable items.
Here, in this shop you'll get tharoi thongba, bora, aloo-chop, soibum kanghou, singzu, macaroni and Maggi (by request), pakora, rice platter with fish/chicken curry etc. During summer, you'll get faluda (cold sevayan) and other cold drinks to cool you down from that harsh sun. Apart from these items, you'll get other packed foods also.
Tharoi thongba, tharoi means freshwater snails and thongba means to cook. It is one of the delicacy that Meitei's love to have. In order to prepare tharoi thongba, some extra efforts are needed. You need to buy the tharoi one day beforehand, soak it overnight in salty water, cut the opening of tharoi, boil it and then cook it. Tharoi is rich in calcium and we all know that calcium is good for bones especially for women.
Soibum kanghou (soibum-fermented bamboo shoots) is famous for its taste. It is a delicacy widely found in roadside hotels in Kakching (a place in Thoubal District of Manipur). To prepare this item, you need to wash soibum with fresh rice water and salty water to remove its smell. If we do not wash it properly then it will give a sour taste. We don't need to go to Kakching to savor this delicacy. We can visit the Manipur University.
Aloo-chop, made up of mashed potatoes dipped in mixture of besan and fried deeply.
Do visit Ashakiran @Manipur University campus and savor the taste of all these items.
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