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| Title: | Traditional lore on the preparation of Marcha in Sunsari district, Nepal |
| Authors: | Deokota, Rajeev
Chhetri, RB |
| Keywords: | Marcha
Jand
Raksi
Ethnic communities
Sunsari district
Nepal |
| Issue Date: | Apr-2010 |
| Publisher: | CSIR |
| IPC Code: | Int.Cl: A61K36/00, A01G1/00, A01G17/00, A01G19/00, A23L1/00, A23L1/06 |
| Abstract: | The paper communicates the indigenous method
of preparation of the starter culture or marcha,
for the fermentation of the traditional liquors. There exists high consumption
of alcoholic beverages among mooshar,
tharu, limbu, magar, newar, rai, sunuwar communities of Sunsari district,
Nepal. They use nearby different plants growing in the vicinity as part of
ingredients in the preparation of marcha
leading to the production of two types of alcohols, viz. jand and raksi, having
distinct flavour, concentration and taste, depending on the types of the plants
used while preparing marcha. Such plants are collected from nearby
forests, grassland, wasteland, cropland, roadsides and riversides during off
season. The flour obtained from grain of rice is commonly used as a stock
medium in the marcha. |
| Page(s): | 275-278 |
| ISSN: | 0975-1068 (Online); 0972-5938 (Print) |
| Source: | IJTK Vol.09(2) [April 2010]
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