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Lepcha cuisine is mild and not as spicy as Indian or Nepalese cuisine. Rice is the staple, whole wheat, maize, and buckwheat are also used. Fresh fruit and vegetables are used. [22] Khuzom is a traditional Lepcha bread made from buckwheat, millet, and corn or wheat flour.
The geography and modes of food production within Sikkim inform the food culture within the state. [3] The economy of Sikkim is largely agrarian. [ 4 ] Due to the state's mountainous terrain, much of the land is unsuitable for farming, so terrace farming , particularly of rice, is common.
It's a product of Sikkim where it is consumed by the Bhutia, Tibetan, Sherpa, Lepcha and Drukpa people mostly. It can be found in the local restaurants and fool stalls of Sikkim, the Darjeeling Himalayan hill region, Bhutan, Tibet and Ladakh. [1] It is made with beef (lang kargyong), yak (yak kargyong) and pork (faak kargyong). [2]
The Lepcha reservation in Dzongu valley of north Sikkim [22] [23] is threatened by dam construction. [24] The Sikkim Bhutia Lepcha Apex Committee (SIBLAC), founded in 1999 is a tribal organisation that promotes the socio-politico-economic rights of the Bhutia and Lepcha people as detailed in Article 371F of the Indian Constitution. [25] [26]
Tendong Lho Rumfaat (Prayer of the Tendong Mountain) is a festival of the Lepcha people of north-east India. The festival occurs usually in the month of August. According to Lepcha belief, their ancestors went atop the Tendong Mountain to escape from 40 days and 40 nights of continuous rain. This festival commemorates that happening.
Based on the Tibetan Lunar Calendar. Losoong falls on the 1st day of the 11th month, when farmers celebrate the harvest. [2]It is a traditional festival of the Bhutias.It is a time when the farmers rejoice and celebrate their harvest.
Bhutia people traditionally eat rice with animal-fat-fried vegetables or meat, usually pork or beef, and occasionally mutton or chicken. Other well-known foods are momo, steamed meat dumplings, and the thukpa, noodles in broth. The Losar and Loosong are two among many festivals celebrated by the Bhutia community. Almost all Bhutia festivals and ...
Lepcha may refer to: Lepcha people, of eastern Nepal, Sikkim and Darjeeling district; Lepcha language, of the Lepcha people; Lepcha script; Lepcha (Unicode block) Lepcha, a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae; Ruben Lepcha (born 1988), Indian cricketer; Ruden Sada Lepcha (active from 2021), Indian politician from Gorkha Janmukti Morcha ...