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Here is the recipe of famous Manipuri spicy stir fry Soibum or fermented bamboo shoot known for its taste and aroma. It is quite smelly before it is cooked, but after it is fully cooked, you will not be able to resist until you taste it. This recipe is widely eaten in all parts of Manipur. The people of North-East India consume fermented bamboo shoot as one of the important traditional food items. Bamboo shoots form an indispensable part of different ethnic cuisines of the region. Some fermented shoot products preferred among the locals are soibum, soidon, soijim, bastangapani, mesu, eup, ekhung and hirring. Soibum is one of the most popular fermented foods of Manipur normally sold in almost all local vegetable markets. This footage is part of the professionally-shot broadcast stock footag
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