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In the cuisine of Sikkim, in northeastern India, rice is a staple food, and fermented foods traditionally constitute a significant portion of the cuisine. [1] Nepalese cuisine is popular, as Sikkim is the only state of India with an ethnic Nepali majority. Many restaurants in Sikkim serve various types of Nepalese cuisine, such as the Limbu ...
The Temi Tea Garden (27.2367°N 88.4222°E) in Temi, established in 1969 by the Government of Sikkim, is located in Namchi in the northeastern Indian state of Sikkim. It is the only tea garden in Sikkim and is considered one of the best in India and the world. [1][2][3] Top quality tea is produced, which is in demand in the international market.
Jhol momo (Nepali: झोल मोमो) is a Nepali soup consisting of momos in a spicy vegetable broth called jhol achar, which contains tomatoes, sesame seeds, chillies, cumin, and coriander. It is commonly eaten in Kathmandu in the winter. [20][21][22] Mokthuk, from Tibet, is a variation of the thukpa soup using small momos.
Tea farming in Sikkim is primarily dominated by the Temi Tea Garden (owned by the Sikkim state government) and various other small tea growers. The first and still the largest tea garden in Sikkim, the Temi Tea Garden was established by the erstwhile king Palden Thondup Namgyal as a source of employment for the large number of Tibetan refugees living in the region.
Dalle Khursani (Nepali: डल्ले खुर्सानी), Akabare Khursani, red cherry pepper chilli or simply Dalle is a variety of chilli pepper primarily cultivated in Bhutan, Nepal, Indian state of Sikkim, and Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts of Indian state of West Bengal. [1] Its pungency ranges between 100,000 and 350,000 SHU ...
Thukpa (Tibetan: ཐུག་པ; IPA: /tʰu (k̚)ˀ˥˥.pə˥˥/ ) is a Tibetan noodle soup, which originated in the eastern part of Tibet. [1] Amdo thukpa, especially thenthuk, is a variant among the Indians, especially Ladakhis and the Sikkimese. [2] Thukpa can be prepared in both vegetarian and non-vegetarian variations; the most popular ...
Gundruk (Nepali: गुन्द्रुक pronounced [ɡund̪ruk] ⓘ) is a fermented leafy green vegetable originated in Nepal. Alongside Nepal, it is also popular cuisine in Sikkim and few regions of India, Bhutan, Myanmar and other parts of the world. [1] The annual production of gundruk in Nepal is estimated at 2,000 tons and most of the ...
Sikkim is also one of the least densely populated Indian states, with only 86 persons per square kilometre. However, it has a high population growth rate, averaging 12.36% per cent between 2001 and 2011. The sex ratio is 889 females per 1,000 males, with a total of 321,661 males and 286,027 females recorded in 2011.