![]() ![]() The Apatani are a tribal group of people living in the Ziro Valley in the Lower Subansiri district of Arunachal Pradesh, India. It is this location that explains why Punyo’s aunt, like many Apatani have for millenia, makes her own salt. They live among paddy fields and dense green hills in Northeast India’s Arunachal Pradesh. Punyo belongs to the Apatani tribe, one of the oldest non-nomadic tribes in India. ![]() ![]() She made it especially for my friends who are visiting over the weekend as we plan to make pike pila” (a dish traditionally used as a chutney and highly regarded by the Apatanis). “My aunt made it at home,” says Punyo of tapyo. A homemade salt, tapyo adds a tartness to the drink, balancing out the sweetness. Tired from a day of tour guiding and tending to his bamboo plantation, Pussang Punyo returns home for a pint of rice beer with tapyo (pronounced tup-yo).
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