Thursday, September 12, 2019

Ema Datshi, National Dish of Bhutan


Ema Datshi is an integral part of a Bhutanese Cuisine. It is a simple dish which can be prepared by any one and doesn't have a fancy recipe, this can be attributed to being the most popular dish in the lives of Bhutanese people. The main ingredients is chilies and lot of it.  The chilies can be green, red, dried or even the white one which is dried after washed in hot water. Then there is the cheese which also comes in various forms: Fresh, Home made, Dried, Little rotten and Rotten ones preserved with a special methods. Finally, some onions, tomato's, some oil and salts are added.

It is also very easy to cook with adding every ingredients in the pot with some water and bringing it to boil. After adding cheese, it is left for sometime to cook properly and when it is cooked well, it is served specially with red rice, which adds to its glamour. Like any kind of Cuisine, the ema datshi is also taking it chances with changes and recently, have experience veteran cooks adding garlic and other ingredients to it making it more delicious.

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Source: Hsaba.com.

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