Nagaland's Tourism and Higher Education Minister Temjen Imna Along is a popular face on the internet for his amazing sense of humour. He also keeps promoting his native land through interesting social media posts. that garner lost of views. This time the minister shared a video of a special Naga dish and stated that it "reminded me of my mom".
Along took to Twitter and shared the recipe of Fermented Taro Leaves with Smoked Pork. From cutting vegetables to making the special paste the 49-second video shows how the dish is cooked. However, it was not the dish that caught people’s attention but the emotional connection that the minister had with the food.
While uploading the video, Along expressed his fondness for his mother’s cooking and wrote, "Ah! Fermented Taro leaves with Smoked Pork. This reminded me of my Mom's dish. Missing home. Video Credit: Naga Food Tribe."
Since being shared the video has amassed over 1 lakh views, 2,644 likes and several comments.
"We need some authentic nagaland restaurants in Bangalore....," commented one user on the post.
"Naga food is the most ubderrated food. Do a naga food meetup in delhi to promote naga food," wrote another user.
"Naga style cooking is so simple to do yet so delicious, I’ve tried Naga style chicken with bamboo shoot now I’m addicted to the taste! But the sad part is I had to get bamboo shoot from Naga frn, I hope it becomes easily available in the super markets & exported," wrote a third.