Bara BazarAizawl
Smoked pork and beef by weight, fermented bamboo shoot, sa-um, wild greens and Mizo chilli
The market where the region's kitchen is actually stocked. Sellers are overwhelmingly women bringing produce in from villages, and the smoked-meat racks are the fastest way to understand the local preservation system.
Zoram Handloom and Handicrafts Development Corporation emporiumAizawl
Puanchei, pawndum, ngotekherh and tawlhlohpuan at fixed prices
The state corporation's outlet, and the simplest place to see the named cloths side by side before buying.
Thenzawl handloom workshopsThenzawl
Puans woven to order on fly-shuttle looms
Buying at the loom is both cheaper and more informative — the weaver can name the motif bands, which a shop assistant in Aizawl generally cannot.
Hnahlan vineyards and the Zawlaidi labelHnahlan, Champhai district
Grape wine made from vines on the eastern slopes
An unlikely crop in a bamboo landscape, and now the district's best-known non-farm product.
Mizoram Food and Allied Industries Corporation outletsAizawl
Processed pork products, packaged smoked meat and local fruit preserves
The state corporation's retail end, and the only reliable way to carry smoked pork out of the region.
Champhai marketChamphai
Rice from the valley, Chin Hills goods and Mizo chilli in bulk