Local Edible Plants

Which forest food available in your region is most prevalent? Look, there are various types of greens, then ours

— Rajesh Mallik · Boudh, Odisha

When guests come to your house during festivals, what items do you bring from the forest to use in food? For example, we bring 'koldi' and use it to eat, and we also bring a lot of greens, like 'saag ghasara', and use them to eat.

— Santosh Pradhan

What all did you find, tell me? Mango, Jamun, all types of berries, Charkoli, Athakoli, Sarakaata, Tubakaata - are all these found in the forest? Yes, from the forest.

— Junil Banka

We get various greens and various fruits from the forest.

— Laba Kumar sabar · Bada Baridi, Rayagada, Odisha

From the forest, we also get many things as vegetables, such as

— Kekti Tekam

We get various types of fruits and roots from the forest.

— Laba Kumar sabar · Bada Baridi, Rayagada, Odisha

We used to eat greens from the forest, including Madhuranga greens, Nautia greens, Marisa greens, and all those other types of greens.

— Sanjukta Arukh · Tamando, Khordha, Odisha

From the forest, we get leafy vegetables, tubers, mushrooms, and fruits. All these kinds of things are available.

— Laba Kumar sabar · Bada Baridi, Rayagada, Odisha

We are getting all kinds of seasonal produce from the forest.

— Laba Kumar sabar · Lamingi, Rayagada, Odisha

In our forests, various edible fruits and flowers like Chhode ki Bhanji, Patari, Peepar, Katto, Laheren, Kotwal, Bhanji, Fisdi, Gadsukhadi, Banspihari, and many others are found.

— Rupesh Maravi · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh

Forest food collection

— Suna majhi · Kulusingi, Rayagada, Odisha

Forest-derived food includes fresh bamboo shoots, bamboo sago, and Kendu fruit, among others. We obtain our food from the forest.

— S Guruteli · Upperpur, Malkangiri, Odisha

Grains and other food items are included from the forest.

— Sunita Kumari

In the forest, we find greens, wild tubers, mushrooms, fruits, and roots of all kinds in every season.

— Laba Kumar sabar · Bada Baridi, Rayagada, Odisha

Today, which part of your food, from forest or agricultural life, did you feel was most lacking? Our forest produce was abundant.

— Niranjan Bisi

Grains, food, and foodstuffs are included from the forest.

— Sunita Kumari

So, what do you get from the forest? You get custard apples from the forest, and mangoes. This is recording voice, lower it a bit.

— Prabhulal Damor · Dhamod, Dungarpur, Rajasthan

We get our nutritious diet from the forest, such as Mahua fruit Doli oil in the form of fat, Kodo, Bhaddi, Kulthia, Mahua flowers, Jamun, Mahua kheer, Bhaji, etc.

— Surajsingh Parmar · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh

Listeners bring greens, wood, Pohri, and pootu from the forest.

— Kekti Tekam

The things found in the forest are fruits and roots, such as Kendu, Char, Mahua, and Amla.

— Laxmi Bagh · Subdega, Sundargarh, Odisha

When we talk about locally available food, our Kurudi mushrooms, along with Siali and Kendu, are all such forest foods.

— gobardhan pangi

Nutritious food found in the forest: Mudhi saga, Chhati saga, Bhadbhadia saga, Koila saga, Munga saga, Ghumi saga, Tartha saga.

— Parsuram Sa · Sundargarh, Odisha

From the forest, we collect ruguda mushrooms, mudhi saag, kuiler saag, girel flowers, bhindua kadi, and so on. If all these are nutritious foods for us, they should be included in the midday meal.

— RINA BEHERA · Hemagiri, Sundargarh, Odisha

Vitamin food in the forest. Katukola berries were found. These are Banasula, tea, Kendu.

— Dhananjaya Harpal · Sargigora, Kalahandi, Odisha

Currently, we are seeing that people are gradually obtaining the fruits, medicinal plants, greens, and nutritious food that were available in the forest.

— Ramadas Badanayak · Udulibeda, Malkangiri, Odisha

Which are the most nutritious forest products in your area that have been included in the government scheme at the mill in Bhind?

— Amar Lal Dhurwey · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh

Forest food

— Abhimaneu Sabar

From the forest, we bring four Tendu fruits, Amla, Jamun, and wood and bamboo for burning.

— Kekti Tekam

We can give fruits found in the forest like :- Tendu, Char, Aonla in our lunch.

— Upendra Kumar Mahananda

Let me tell you. We are forest dwellers; we have eaten wild fruits. Our gods and goddesses, our worship, and all our traditions are different. When it comes to food and drink, we can even cook meat on a traditional stove and serve it. What else is cooked like that?

— Ulapi Sahu · Balangir, Odisha

The edible items found in the forest are Kendu, Chaar, and Mahua, which

— Vijay Kumar bhardwaj · Kasdol, Baloda Bazar, Chhattisgarh

Nutritious diet from the forest: seasonal fruits, jamun, mahua, mango, charoli, jaggery, peanuts, and Shegaon vegetables.

— Surajsingh Parmar · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh

Forest products such as Jharakunduru, Pitalu Konda, and various other types of edible forest produce are available. These also serve as food for animals and birds, and consuming them provides nourishment.

— Anirudha Marai

In the forest, along with other bushes, edible bushes also used to have more charoli and temri.

— Surajsingh Parmar · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh

Forest Food

— Abhimaneu Sabar

Wants to eat Mukhani bhaji and Khatta Aamdi bhaji from the forest.

— Devisingh Solanki · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh

From the forest, we bring mahua and mahua seeds.

— Kekti Tekam

Mahuwa seeds, herbs, Pohri, and Putu Lakh are brought from the forest.

— Kekti Tekam

Yes, we are eating fruit from the forest.

— Selina Pangi

You yourself were telling me that tendu, custard apple, and other items found in the forest, which should be included in this meal through government efforts, and...

— Anil Pargi · Cheekhli, Dungarpur, Rajasthan