A traditional Naga meal comprises of any meat that is smoked, dried or fermented, rice as a staple and a host of home-made spicy sauces. Naga cuisine is known for its spiciness and simplicity. Naga cuisine is distinct and stands apart from the rest of the regional cuisines in India just like their 16 indigenoeus tribes.
Akibiye is a simple dish made with colocasia and bamboo shoot which is mostly prepared and enjoyed by the Sema community in Nagaland. It is a thick gravy and goes best with rice.

Fish in Bamboo is fish filled inside a bamboo tube with few spices and left to be smoked over fire. It is a simple dish loved by the Ao community for its flavours.

Hinkejvu is a dish made of French beans,mustard leaves, colocasia, shredded cabbage leaves. The ingredients are boiled in water and the real flavour comes from assorted greens.

Zuthu is the famous rice beer from Nagaland. The technique of fermentation is used quite often to prepare pickles and drinks in Nagaland. Zutho is fermented drink made with rice. This whitish and porridge like drink is popular among the Angami Nagas.
