In June 2026, Jharkhand Tourism shared a social-media video of Gordon Ramsay tasting the state’s red-ant chutney, describing his reaction as “absolutely delicious”. The clip brought fresh attention to a food that may look unusual to an outsider but has long been part of Indigenous diets across eastern, central and northeastern India. For communities living around forests in Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal and Arunachal Pradesh, the …
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