EMA DATSHI | BHUTAN Our favourite dish in Bhutan, Ema datshi is a spicy, cheesy bit of goodness. This is the kingdom’s national dish and you can easily make it at home, even with local ingredients. The chillies in Bhutan do give great heat, but you can easily mix some dried red chillies (re-hydrated), combined […]
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The Scoop on Hummus
Over the years I’ve collected an array of cookbooks by English-Israeli chef, Yotam Ottolenghi. They burst alive with flavour-packed dishes pulling herbs and spices from Palestine to Malaysia. Dishes like Roasted Chicken With Clementines & Arak and Mee Goreng tell stories of the world, starting and ending at different points. So it’s no wonder that […]
Bhutan’s Chef: Aum Tshomo
The question many first-timers ask us about Bhutan is how the food is. The concern usually comes from a widespread, and in our opinion, erroneous conception that the food there is below par, simple or boring. In reality, it is absolutely delicious, and that lies in its simplicity. Bhutanese food is straightforward—with a foundation of […]
