Rural Cuisine
In Rural Andhra Pradesh, agriculture is the predominant occupation. The century-old cooking practices, especially the use of mud-pots are still in vouge, but getting replaced by Steel utensils in recent decades. The earlier cooking recipes in a village was also largely dictated by what was grown and available locally. In the drier districts Jowar, Bajra and Ragi is still in use, while eating Rice is seen as symbol of prosperity. In Delta and coastal districts Rice plays the major part in cooking.
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