Place of origin Bhutan | ||
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Main ingredients Cheese (cow or yak milk), chili peppers (green, red, or white) Similar Bhutanese red rice, Thukpa, Butter tea, National dish, Chhurpi | ||
How to make bhutan s national dish ema datshi
Ema Datshi (Dzongkha: ཨེ་མ་དར་ཚིལ་; Wylie: e-ma dar-tshil) is among the most famous dishes in Bhutanese cuisine, recognized as a national dish of Bhutan. It is made from chili peppers and cheese; "ema" means "chili" and "datshi" means "cheese" in the Dzongkha language of Bhutan.
Contents
- How to make bhutan s national dish ema datshi
- Chillies onions tomatoes and cheese make bhutan s ema datshi dish
- Kewa Datshi
- References
Different varieties of chilies may be used: green chili, red chili, and/or white chili, which may be dried or fresh. The chilies are called "Sha ema" which is a Capsicum annuum, and seems to be a form of pepper much like Cayenne, Poblano, Ancho, or Anaheim.
The cheese in Ema Datse is home-made from the curd of cows or yaks. In the process, the fat is removed from the curd to make butter, and the remaining curd without fat is used to make the cheese. After the cheese is made, a watery liquid is left over, which is used as a soup that can be taken with rice. No part of the curd is wasted.
Chillies onions tomatoes and cheese make bhutan s ema datshi dish
Kewa Datshi
A related dish is called Kewa Datshi which substitutes the chili for potatoes.