Recently, Chokuwa rice from Assam was given the Geographical Indication tag.
Also known as Magic rice, Chokuwa rice is a part of Assam culinary heritage and has been a staple of the troops of the mighty Ahom dynasty.
This unique and healthy rice is cultivated around the Brahmaputra area and is cultivated in several parts of Assam like Tinsukia, Dhemaji, Dibrugarh, Lakhimpur, Sivasagar, Jorhat, Golaghat, Nagaon, Morigaon.
It is basically a semi-glutinous winter rice, known as Sali rice. The sticky and glutinous variety is categorized as Bora and Chokuwa based on their amylose concentration.
The low amylose Chokuwa rice variants are used to make soft rice, which is known as Komal Chaul or soft rice.
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