Trip Overview
Spicy Bhutan is our personalised and exclusive cooking session which we offer to our guests as we have partnered with local host families and select restaurants in Thimphu, Paro, Punakha, Trongsa and Bumthang. If you’re a gourmand or a fan of homemade cuisine, this intimate, fun half-day cooking course is for you! The experience does not start in the Kitchen, because Bhutanese cooking is relatively simple, but the magic starts with finding the right ingredients. That is precisely why the lesson actually will start at the market! We’ll take you to the colourful Farmers’ market where proud villagers behind pyramids of their agricultural produce greet you with stone weights in their hands and smiles on their faces. Our Chef/Tour Leader will accompany guests and explain the myriad and unique essential ingredients of Bhutanese culinary. You will shop for the ingredients, and then proceed to the local host family, or the Kitchen in the restaurant that we work with. You will spend another 2 hours on a step-by-step hands-on lesson in preparing traditional Bhutanese cuisines – which will always include popular meals such as momos, Ema Datshi, Shakam Paa etc. The small number of participants in this class ensures you will have personalized attention from the chef and a highly memorable Bhutanese culinary experience. Our focus is on home made cooking by introducing western travelers to authentic Bhutanese cuisine, allowing them to learning real Bhutanese food at the same time enjoying real local people’s life. Enjoy your dinner with a decent amount of home-made Ara (local alcohol).