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 their stickiness after cooking.[1] It has an important role in Assam and for the Indigenous Assamese.[2]
In 2016, an organization called Seuj Satirtha in Sivasagar district in collaboration with the Assam Agricultural University applied for geographical recognition of chokuwa rice.[3] 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.[4]
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.
- ^ http://www.ipindia.nic.in/writereaddata/Portal/IPOJournal/1_4799_1/Journal_124.pdf
- ^ "Traditional Scarf (Gamosa) of Assam gets Geographical Indications tag". The Sentinel. November 18, 2019. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
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