Chokuwa saul rice
| Joha rice | |
|---|---|
| Geographical indication | |
 Chokuwa Rice | |
| Description | Chokuwa rice is a rice variety cultivated in Assam |
| Area | Assam |
| Country | India |
Chokuwa saul is a variety of semi-glutinous rice found in Assam, India. The sticky rice of Assam is traditionally classified as bora (glutinous) and Chokuwa (semi-glutinous) based on stickiness after cooking.[1] It has an important role in Assam.[2]
Chokuwa rises is traditionally prepared by soaking or boiling and is well known for requiring no active cooking process before consumption.[3]
Geographical Indication
[edit]In 2016, an organization called Seuj Satirtha in Sivasagar district in collaboration with the Assam Agricultural University applied for geographical recognition of chokuwa rice.[4] The 124th edition of the journal published by the Geographical Identification Registration Department of the Government of India on 24 October 2019 granted a geographical indication (GI) tag to chokuwa rice.[5]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Genetic diversity analysis of specialty glutinous and low-amylose rice (Oryza sativa L.) landraces of Assam based on Wx locus and microsatellite diversity". December 2020.
- ↑ "'The rice that needs no cooking': magic rice variety from Assam gets GI tag". The Indian Express. 2018-08-11. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
- ↑ "'The rice that needs no cooking': magic rice variety from Assam gets GI tag". The Indian Express. 2018-08-09. Retrieved 2026-08-31.
- ↑ "Geographical indications journal" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-04-12.
- ↑ "Traditional Scarf (Gamosa) of Assam gets Geographical Indications tag". The Sentinel. November 18, 2019. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
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