Traveling around the world, most tourists set themselves for a goal not only to look at various attractions and admire the beauties, but also arrange such a gastronomic tour. And in any case, you can hardly refrain from trying the frog legs while in France, or not pamper yourself with real pizza, resting in Italy. However, while in Bhutan , the classic European cuisine will have to be forgotten. Be prepared for the fact that your power system will have to be completely rebuilt. As in any country in Asia, Bhutanese cuisine contains a lot of spices and is very acute in taste.
Features of Bhutan cuisine
The basis in traditional dishes is rice, which can be of two kinds: white polished ja chum and pink with a nutty shade of eue chum. In addition, in Bhutanese cuisine buckwheat and corn are used. Cereals are usually served with a variety of variations and combinations of vegetables, sauces and spices. Chili pepper as a seasoning is contained in almost every dish, and some recipes suggest its use as the main ingredient.
In the kitchen of Bhutan, it is also customary to use dairy products. For example, the most common type of cheese is "datse", which is made from cow's milk. In addition, a very interesting and specific ingredient and an independent dish is cheese from yak milk, which is cut into thin slices or small cubes and dried. Due to this treatment, the shelf life of this product is significantly increased. Eat this cheese with traditional flat cakes of wheat or corn flour, with vegetables and pinch of saffron.
The religion of Bhutan prohibits residents from killing animals, so it's not so simple with meat here. However, without meat dishes you will not stay. Local residents use either animals killed by their own death or killed in a special way at the hands of Hindus, who are entitled to such activities with a special license from the state. In addition, meat is also imported from other countries.
Dishes of Bhutan cuisine can be cooked quite easily and simply. No complicated culinary processes are involved here. It is believed that if everything is done correctly, even with simple cooking, you can get delicious and refined food.
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National dishes of Bhutanese cuisine
Let's try to move from general to private and get acquainted with Bhutanese cuisine in more detail. Local residents are sure that if you did not try the "ema-dats" on your trip, then you would not even know Bhutan . This national dish consists of hot pepper pods, extinguished in oil, served under cheese sauce. If this seems to be quite acceptable, then pay attention to such dishes as "keva-dats" (a mixture of potatoes, cheese and hot peppers) and "chamu-datsa", baked with cheese mushrooms and chili peppers.
Popular dishes in Bhutanese cuisine are also meat dumplings "momos" and buckwheat dumplings with vegetables "hapai-hantyu". From meat dishes here like stewed pork with beans and pepper, brawny beef with rice and fried poultry with vegetables. In addition, in the kitchen of Bhutan, fungi are often used, of which there are more than 400 species. Every good housewife in this country is served with tukpa noodles with vegetables, generously seasoned with spices. In addition, the dishes can be flavored with "esai" - quite an exotic seasoning, more similar to Mexican salsa, but with butane ostrinkoy.
The population of Bhutan also has its traditional beverages. Among them is the "souza" - it is a kind of Butane tea with butter. In addition, they like the usual black and green tea, but add it not sugar, as we used to, but salt or pepper. Even in Bhutanese cuisine there is a local analog of wheat beer - "chang", which is drunk in a warm form, and "changi", which is a chilled drink. There is even a moonshine "ara", which is made from corn or rice flour.
In general, if you really want to visit Bhutan, but the sharpness of local dishes pushes you away - do not make hasty conclusions. In any restaurant or cafe adapted for tourists it is enough simply to specify what food you want to order without pepper. But if you overestimated your abilities and still tried the local oystinki, remember that from a fire in your mouth you can save a glass of cold milk or yogurt.
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