Latest posts by YangchenSikuti is the local name for a type of dried sea fish. I am yet to see the fresh fish and Google did not help much in my research.This is what it looks like: In Gangtok these are sold in Lal Bazaar for about Rs 200-250 per kilogram. They are usually cooked into a spicy [...]...
Posted on 19 April 2014 | 10:38 pm
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Gorkhas or Gurkhas are indigenous people of different clans from Nepal and Nepalese speaking regions of India mainly Darjeeling, Kurseong,Kalimpong and Sikkim.Their name derives from the Hindu warrior-saint Guru Gorkhnath. (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gurkha). Now that we know about the Gorkhas lets get d...
Posted on 1 April 2014 | 4:51 pm
Read postPhalay brings back memories of my childhood in Gangtok. Though these days one can get phalay at some of the bakeries in Gangtok, for me the best phalay will always be the one that is sold by the guys who comes early in the morning with their basket of 'just-out-of the oven' phalays. To get [...]...
Posted on 17 January 2014 | 10:25 am
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