Table 3.
Indigenous foods with edible parts and the source.
| Name of the food item | English name | Part consumed | Accessed/grown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jondra/desi makka | Maize | Grain | Market |
| Swarna-bad/bahiyad, sorob, chinabora, jadhan | Rice varieties | Grain | Field,market |
| Bhadai | |||
| Kulthi, lahar | Pulse varieties | Seed | Market |
| Sutro, khesari, ghangra | Farm | ||
| Barbatti | Jungle | ||
| Seem/van murgi | Wild hen | Meat | Forest |
| Kulhai/khargosh | Rabbit | Meat | Forest |
| Guddu/moosa | Field rat | Meat | Field |
| Ghonga | Snail | Meat | Farm |
| Bir sukri | Wild pig | Meat | Forest |
| Sigga/tood | Squirrel | Meat | Forest |
| Saahi/gheenk | Porcupine | Meat | Forest |
| Mahlah | Cat-like animal | Forest | |
| Rundra/chota siyar/van bilaar | Cat-like animal | Meat | Forest |
| Panduk/chidiya | Sparrow | Meat | Forest |
| Jhingi | NA | Meat | Forest |
| Parwa/kabootar | Pigeon | Meat | Market |
| makhar | Koel | Meat | Forest |
| Puthi, ich, chatgoi | Varieties of fish | Meat | Pond |
| Lindra, doodi, gadai, mangri, sising, bhambui, golden, litoor, chepre, gogli | |||
| Jhinuk | Mussel | Meat | Pond |
| Taaro, tarop/piyar, mirle/kataar, miraal, tiril/kendu, luya, podo bili, khudi rama | NA | Fruit | Forest |
| Koot | Kitchen garden, field | ||
| Ul/desi aam | Mango | Fruit | |
| Janum/ber | Zizyphus | Fruit | |
| Bhelua | Marking nut | Fruit | Forest |
| Amda, barhu/kusum ka phal, dahu | Ambada, kusum fruit | Fruit | Field, forest |
| Kwindi bili | Mahua | Fruit | Forest |
| Taad ka phal | Palm fruit | Fruit | Field |
| Sin-arak/kondra-arak, munga-arak, suya-arak, taaben-arak, jalibi (sweet tamarind), susni-arak, kantha-arak, garundi-arak, chauri-arak, dhurup-arak, kana-arak, lapong-arak, geetil-arak, Sirgiti-arak/siliary | Varieties of green leafy vegetables | Leaves | Weed, kitchen garden |
| Pindiya-arak, teeri reeti, thampt-arak, ohoic-arak | Weed, field | ||
| Hesak-arak, matha-arak | Weed, forest | ||
| But-arak, kaddu-arak | Kitchen garden | ||
| Allu-arak, saru-arak, pindiya-arak | Field | ||
| Daari Gandhari | Market | ||
| Sem (3 varieties), bada ghangra | Field beans | Vegetable | Field |
| Kukri | Sweet variety of bitter gourd | Kitchen garden, market | |
| Bir karela | Small variety of bitter gourd | Forest, field | |
| Pindra | Field | ||
| Pindarkoo | Field | ||
| Hoterba | Jute | Stem | Forest, field |
| Kapu | Tuber | Forest | |
| Busu, butu, machi, turmal, damandi, putka, semhu, jangali chhaati | Varieties of mushroom | Mushroom | Forest, field |
| Kwindi tel | Mahua oil | Oil (from seed) | Market |
| Hadiya | Rice alcohol | Fermented rice preparation | Home, market |
| Taadi | Palm alcohol | Prepared from palm | Home, market |
| Mahua | Mahua alcohol | Prepared from mahua | Market |
| Khajur tadi | Date alcohol | Prepared from fresh dates | Home, market |