Learn About… BHUTANESE Food! :)

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Bhutan, that name makes me smile 💚

I'm clueless about this one, so looking forward to learning more 💚😁

@jesusredeemedme2425 Bhutan??? where is it from?? 😮🤧

@jesusredeemedme2425 Bhutanese food is known for being spicy, hearty, and simple, heavily featuring red rice, buckwheat, chillies (as a main ingredient), and cheese, often from yak or cow milk, creating comforting dishes for the cold climate

Butter egg fry, or gondo datshi, is like the ultimate Bhutanese scrambled eggs you can imagine.

Eggs, are scrambled up with datshi cheese, and a huge amount of butter, and in some cases small bits of dried chili. The result is a very condensed scrambled egg cheese mixture that is fragrant from butter and packed with heartiness.

https://worldfood.guide/dish/gondo_datshi/

If there’s one dish I wanna actually try convince people to try from the Bhutanese cuisine is the Ema Datshi and not because it’s the National Dish of Bhutan hehe but because it’s soooo good and comforting and worth trying for how simple it is to make! 🥰

Ema Datshi literally means chillies and cheese xD so the ingredients and making is actually quite minimal! 

Ingredients

- 8–10 chillies (traditionally long Bhutanese chillies; at home use large green chillies also work, some people also like to balance out the spice by using red/ yellow peppers too and for a vibrant colour on your plate lol) 

-1 medium onion (sliced)

-2–3 cloves garlic (optional but nice boost of flavourrrr)

-150–200 g cheese

(Traditional is yak cheese, but whichever one is comfortable with; I use a mixture of mozzarella and feta too)  

-½ cup water

-1 tsp butter (or oil)

- Pinch of salt and black pepper to taste 

Method

1. Prep chillies Slice chillies lengthwise (keep seeds if you want authentic heat lol 🔥). 

2. Boil the base In a pan: add little bit of butter/ oil, to which add chillies, onion, garlic, water, salt, pepper. Simmer 8–10 minutes till chillies soften. 

3. Add cheese: Lower flame, add cheese. 

4. Finish: Add butter, gently stir till everything combines and then cover the lid for the cheese to melt into a creamy-soupy sauce. Don’t overcook, it should be silky in texture, creamy broth style hehe! 

How to eat? 

Best paired with steamed rice 🥰 most comforting combination hehe! 

Can also be eaten with rice alternatives (quinoa, millets), steamed buns, dumplings or tortillas etc. 

A reference picture from Internet-

Bhutanese foods are amazing. I have traveled to Bhutan long time ago. What surprised me was they put a lot of cheese in their food. Which made it even more delicious. Bhutan is a beautiful country. Highly recommended to visit!