Traditional processing of selroti-a cereal based ethnic fermented food of the nepalis

Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 110-114

  Yonzan, Hannah ^a   Tamang, Jyoti Prakash ^a  

^a SIKKIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Fermented food; Selroti; Traditional food; Traditional knowledge

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956133065     PISSN: 09725938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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