This man is filling hollow bamboo tubes with raw meat and gravy to be cooked. This is a common practice in Arunachal Pradesh where people slice pieces of meat for cooking and place them within a hollow bamboo, sealing off the bamboo from the other end. The hollowed-out bamboo sticks are then placed next to the fire, for slow cooking, with an earthy flavour and fragrance being introduced and retained in the meat.<br /><br />After taking the bamboo sticks out of the fire, the man starts to eat the cooked meat, piece by piece - he can't even wait for dinner-time!<br /><br />Bamboo is a most versatile resource, and is greatly valued among the Apatani people of Arunachal Pradesh. Almost every family has their own nursery of bamboo plants, where they grow a unique species that was imported from central Asia centuries ago. Bamboo is used not only for building, but also for cooking, eating and basket making. By growing their own bamboo in private reserves, the Apatani are able to quickly harvest bamboo when required for construction, or in the rare event that a fire guts a portion of their village. This practice was designed so as not to destroy their local forests. It seems the Apatani may have an important message in sustainable agriculture and environment-friendly practices for the rest of the world. Either way, the Apatani have made rice and bamboo an essential part of their lives, in consumption and trade.<br /><br />This footage is part of the professionally-shot broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of imagery from South Asia. The Wilderness Films India collection comprises of thousands of hours of high quality broadcast imagery, mostly shot on HDCAM 1080i High Definition, HDV and XDCAM. Write to us for licensing this footage on a broadcast format, for use in your production! We are happy to be commissioned to film for you or else provide you with broadcast crewing and production solutions across South Asia. We pride ourselves in bringing the best of India and South Asia to the world... Reach us at wfi @ vsnl.com and admin@wildfilmsindia.com.<br /><br />License at http://www.paya.com/videos/810817
