Rightly titled as 'Granaries of Memory', the food festival has on display indigenous food from Meghalaya, Assam, Manipur and Nagaland for sale to the crowd.
There were over 80 indigenous items which were served hot and yummy like Putharo of the Khasis, Pitha of the Assamese, Dosniang (pork), Jadoh (rice cooked in pig blood) and other slow food from states from the region.
As part of the festival, all food could be taken to home science counters manned by students from Home science department of St Mary's college and they provide instantly the nutritional value of any of the dishes.
"We have documents to prove that indigenous slow food is much healthier than fast food. Eating fast food has become a status symbol, for some, to show they are rich and can afford expensive food, but, are poor in nutrients as they are unaware these food can be very unhealthy," Alan Wahlang, assistant professor, social work of St Edmund's college said.
"Some of the apples that are imported are waxed to give it a shiny look. Moreover, these food products take months to reach our dining table.
The Meghalaya Rural Development Society (MRDS) together with other likeminded organisations in the region are promoting slow food movement and are reaching up to the masses, MRDS East Khasi Hills district Project Manager, Teilang Khyriem said.