Relishing Rice Beer in a Munda Village

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Relishing of mildly alcoholic drinks is a common practice among the indigenous communities of Odisha. While in the upland and highland regions, there is a wide prevalence of toddy drinks (juice extracted from date palm or salap trees) in coastal areas the indigenous communities prefer freshly brewed rice beer called rasi in the Mundari language. 



Munda is an indigenous tribal community from the Chottanagpur Plateau of Northern Odisha, Jharkhand and parts of West Bengal. They speak in the Austro-Asiatic Mundari language. A chunk of Munda people had migrated to coastal Odisha in the early part of the 20th century mainly as labourers for the construction activity. Today they are spread in the hinterland of Bhubaneswar - Cuttack Metropolitan region. 



The brewing of rice beer is a common practice among Munda people. On any fine day, especially in the late morning and afternoon, Munda women are found selling rasi to the community members and guests like us. It appears like open bars on the roadside.  



After trekking or driving through the forest and lush countryside, drinking a glass of rasi along with boiled chana garnished with salt and chilli pepper is a divine experience. 



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