The traditional Monpa cuisine is known for its tastes and generous use of chilly and fermented cheese. Butter tea is their main beverage. It is smooth and shooting. Alcoholic drinks are popular both amongst men and women. They are mostly non-vegetarians.
Some of the main Monpa delicacies are:
Momo: Monpas are fond of this delicacy. It is prepared by stuffing mixture of minced meat and onion is dough. These are steamed for about half an hour in a three tired perforated utensil placed about another utensil containing water and hence bones of meat for soup.
Zan : It is the staple food of the Monpas. It is prepared of millet or other flavoured flour added to boiling water. It is then strived with a flat wooden appliance. It is taken with a cooked vegetable or meat to which is added fermented cheese or soybean as condiment .
Khura: It is a Monpa pancake made of "Khyab" little chang and require little quantity of water to add to the flour and is stirred till it turns into a thicky paste and is kept near the hearth over night so that the cake becomes soft. On the next day, with little amount of oil in the frying pan the paste is spreaded on it to form a circular shape. It is taken along with tea.
Gyapa-Khazi: It is a Monpa version of Pulao. It is prepared by mixing rice, fermented cheese, small dried fish, chilly, ginger etc.
Thukpa: It is also one of the most popular and common dish of the people of Tawang. It is an ingredient of noodles with soup, minced meat, chilli etc. This kind of Thukpa is called Dre-Thuk. Thukpa made of maize, meat and bean is called Ashum Thukpa.
Puta: The monpa version of noodles is puta. These are noodles made from buckwheat flour. The making of puta is quite a lengthy and cumbersome process. Puta is made using a special noodle maker called the ‘putatzir-sheng’. The dough is put through the noodle maker and is then pressed. Puta is usually eaten with stew made of vegetables, fermented cheese and chillies.
Bresi: The cooked rice is transferred to a basin and on to it is poured melted butter. It is then seasoned with raisins and sugar. It is usually served during ceremonial occasions.
Some of the main Monpa delicacies are:
Momo: Monpas are fond of this delicacy. It is prepared by stuffing mixture of minced meat and onion is dough. These are steamed for about half an hour in a three tired perforated utensil placed about another utensil containing water and hence bones of meat for soup.
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| Momo |
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| Zan |
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| Khura |
Thukpa: It is also one of the most popular and common dish of the people of Tawang. It is an ingredient of noodles with soup, minced meat, chilli etc. This kind of Thukpa is called Dre-Thuk. Thukpa made of maize, meat and bean is called Ashum Thukpa.
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| Thukpa |
Bresi: The cooked rice is transferred to a basin and on to it is poured melted butter. It is then seasoned with raisins and sugar. It is usually served during ceremonial occasions.
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