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Chhurpi () or ''durkha'' is a traditional cheese consumed in Tibet. The two varieties of chhurpi are a soft variety (consumed usually as a side dish with rice) and a hard variety (chewed like betel). Preparation Chhurpi is prepared in a local dairy or at home from buttermilk. The buttermilk is boiled and the solid mass that is obtained is separated from the liquid and wrapped and hung in a thin cloth to drain out the water. The product is rather like the Italian ricotta, which also is made from whey. It is soft, white, and neutral in taste. However, it is often left to ferment a bit to acquire a tangy taste. To prepare the hard variety, the soft chhurpi is wrapped in a jute bag and pressed hard to get rid of the water. After it dries, it is cut into small cuboidal pieces and hung over fire to harden it further. Consumption Soft chhurpi is consumed in a variety of ways, including cooking with green vegetables as savoury dishes, as a filling for ''momo'', grinding with tomatoes an ...
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List Of Tibetan Dishes
This is a list of Tibetan dishes and foods. Tibetan cuisine includes the culinary traditions and practices of Tibet and its peoples, many of whom reside in India and Nepal. It reflects the Tibetan landscape of mountains and plateaus and includes influences from neighbors (including other countries India and Nepal). It is known for its use of noodles, goat, yak, mutton, dumplings, cheese (often from yak or goat milk), butter (also from animals adapted to the Tibetan climate) and soups. The cuisine of Tibet is quite distinct from that of its neighbors. Tibetan crops must be able grow at the high altitudes, although a few areas in Tibet are low enough to grow such crops as rice, oranges, bananas, and lemon. Since only a few crops grow at such high altitudes, many features of Tibetan cuisine are imported, such as tea, rice and others. The most important crop in Tibet is barley. Flour milled from roasted barley, called ''tsampa'', is the staple food of Tibet. It is eaten mostly mixe ...
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List Of Cheeses
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Tibet
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Tibetan Cheese
Tibetan cheese is a food staple in Tibetan cuisine. Tibetan cheeses include soft cheese curds resembling cottage cheese made from buttermilk called ''chura loenpa'' (or'' ser'').Food in Tibetan Life By Rinjing Dorfe, pp. 93, 96 Hard cheese is called ''chura kampo''. Extra hard cheese, made from solidified yogurt, is called ''chhurpi'', and is also found in Sikkim and Nepal. Another type of cheese called'' shosha'' or ''churul'', with a flavor said to resemble Limburger, is made from cream and the skin of milk. See also * List of Tibetan dishes * List of cheeses This is a list of cheeses by place of origin. Cheese is a milk-based food that is produced in wide-ranging flavors, textures, and forms. Hundreds of types of cheese from various countries are produced. Their styles, textures and flavors depe ... References {{Tibet-stub * Tibetan cuisine ...
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Shosha (cheese)
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Momo (dumpling)
Momo is a dish with origins from Tibet. They are bite-size dumplings made with a spoonful of stuffing wrapped in dough. Usually steamed, though they are sometimes fried or steam-fried. The dish has spread to China, Nepal and India. Origin Momo is the colloquial form of the Tibetan word "mog mog". It is possible that this Tibetan word is borrowed from the Chinese term momo (馍馍), a name traditionally used in northwestern Chinese dialects for bread. The word mo (馍) itself means food related to flour. As can be seen in dishes from Shaanxi cuisine like roujiamo and paomo. The different names for the dumpling include Assamese language, Assamese: মম; Bengali language, Bengali: মোমো; Hindi-Urdu: मोमो, مومو; Ladakhi language, Ladakhi: མོག་མོག་ Nepali language, Nepali: मम; Nepal Bhasa: मम, small momo - ममचा; ; . As for the Himalayan momo, the dish is believed to have spread to Nepal along with the influx of the Tibetan diaspor ...
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