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1. CHAPDA CHINTI CHUTNEY The sight of a column of soldier ants can frighten anyone, but for the tribes of Chhattisgarh, these ants indicate a good meal. Chapda chinti ki chutney is a dish made of red ants (Curcuma angustifolia) mashed with salt, red chilies and mustard oil. It is usually eaten with stale rice. The tribal elders believe red ants have medicinal properties that can cure common ailments like coughs, colds, stomach infections and strengthen their immune system. 2. SNAILS The sight of soft, slippery molluscs might be gross for many but for some communities of North-Eastern India, snails are a treat, but the process to prepare them is long. The snails first have to be kept in salt water for at least two to three days. This is to clear the undesirable contents in their digestive s
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