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Detailed explanation-1: -The home-made rice wine Judima uses a variety of rice cultivated only by the Dimasa tribe . On Sunday, judima of the Dimasa tribe from the Dimasa Hasao district of Assam won the GI tag. A local fermented drink made with rice, Judima derives its name from ju which means wine and Dima means ‘belonging to the Dimasa’.

Detailed explanation-2: -Judima is a traditional ethnic rice wine associated with the Dimasa people of Assam. It has received a geographical indication tag in 2021. It is prepared from a starter kit, and is distinguished by the use of a wild herb local to Dima Hasao district called thembra (Accacia pennata).

Detailed explanation-3: -Judima, a home-made rice wine of Assam’s Dimasa tribe has become the first traditional brew in all of northeast to bag a geographical indication (GI) tag. Made from sticky rice, which is steamed and mixed with traditional herbs, the wine has a distinct sweet taste and takes around one week to prepare.

Detailed explanation-4: -Rice wine (from glutinous rice) is a conventional alcoholic drink in North-Eastern India (Manipur and Assam).

Detailed explanation-5: -This rice got the Geographical Indication (GI) tag too. This unique kind of Assamese semi-glutenous winter rice, known as “Sali rice” in local parlance, has been grown since the dawn of time. It is described as a ‘unique gift of nature.