Souvenirs You Can Buy from Assam

Are you ready to plan a trip to Assam? Do you also know the things you should buy as souvenirs from here? The journey of any traveller is incomplete without buying a souvenir or two. It does not matter whether you want to buy the pieces for yourself or your friends and family, souvenirs reserve the essence of the place in them. While we understand that the taste of every individual is different, we wanted to jot down a list of mementoes that you can bring back from your Assam trip. Take a look.

Tea Leaves

Assam is famous in the whole world for its exotic tea. The unique smell and strong taste of Assam Tea have helped it to make its mark in the world. You can find tea in almost every tourist places near Guwahati.

It is better to buy tea leaves after having a tea tasting session in any of the tea gardens of the state. In this way, you will be able to buy the tea leaves that you loved the most. If you are not a tea connoisseur, then you can buy the leaves from reputed shops of any market in Assam.

Assam Silk

Indeed, there are many states of India that produce silks of different types, but those are not muga silk. This particular silk is only produced in Assam. The quality, finesse, and strength of the muga silk have made it famous all over the world. This is the reason for the sky-high price of this silk. Apart from muga, you can find eri and pat silk in Assam.  

Handicraft

Northeastern states of India is known for their handmade crafts. Being the gateway of the seven sister states, Assam hosts the handicrafts made by the tribal people of other states. You can choose wooden or bamboo products as well as metal-crafts and pottery.

Pickles

Pickles of northeastern states of India are completely different from pickles of other regions. Local herbs are used as the main ingredient of these pickles, which gives the pickles a unique taste. You can pick different variants like beef, pork, sesame, chicken, bamboo shoots and whatnot.

So, these are some things that you can get for you or your loved ones from your trip to the northeastern states of India. While travelling, you will find many such interesting things to buy for yourself or your family members. See if those items match your taste and buy them as the souvenir of the journey.