The Sludgy Pleasures of Zu

The Nagas of the India-Burma border region are especially dear to my heart, seeing as how they play a pivotal role in Now the Hell Will Start. They were always gracious during my travels through the Patkai Mountains, despite facing myriad problems of their own (beginning with a tenuous security situation). And a big part of their hospitality includes the doling out of zutho, or zu, a cloudy rice beer that is the Bud of the Indo-Burmese jungle.

Zu gained much renown among British explorers, who co