Culinary Adventure in Bhutan

Savour the minimal yet potent delicacies of Bhutan. Bhutanese food is a direct reflection of the simple yet arduous Himalayan lifestyle, where generosity of the tropical abundance were not possible and travel was difficult in the old days. Most meals were basic, simple, endemic to the regions, easy to cook and involved mostly local ingredients. Everthing that the short summers and harsh winters of the Himalayas bestowed. Rearing cattle and diary products spiced up most dishes. The dishes are mostly spicy to keep warm in the chills and the freezing temperatures of the lofty mountainous landscape.

Best features you will find on culinary adventure:

• Modern travel and connectivity has now allowed the varied landscape and climatic conditions of different **regions for choice of produces and a culmination of wonderful array of Bhutanese cuisine.
• Having its close connections to India, spices are also used extravagantly to make mouthwatering dishes healthy too.
• You must try the Bhutanese rice they come in red or white choices either boiled or steamed.
• Healthy carbs can be found in buckwheat and maize which replaces rice in most Bhutanese households.
• There is nothing more distinct than Bhutanese spicy chilly, this is considered a speciality and complements every dish.
• Healthy vegetables are self produced in this cold chilly climate. You may find some of these vegetable having weirder shapes than the imported vegetables you find in hypermarkets in your country.