The podcast Cultures of Food and Rice Goddesses of Manipur (also The Goddess That Ran Away to the Hills) is part of the “Food Cultures” series which was recorded online during the Covid19 pandemic. In this podcast, our host Xonzoi Barbora and guest Thingnam Anjulika Samom explores the legend of the Rice Goddess Phouoibi in Meitei culture, while also touching upon native food cultures and changing food habits in Manipur. This discussion was part of the 2020 programming for Zubaan’s Cultures of Peace: Festival of the Northeast project, run in collaboration with Heinrich Boell Stiftung, Regional Office, New Delhi.