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Main course Vegan

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Nutritional Values

🔥430kcal
💪8gProtein
🌾82gCarbs
🥑11gFat
🌿6gFibre
⚖️350 gServing

* Per serving · 350 g. May vary.

Allergens

🌾 Gluten

Puta

How to order / say it
Say it ཕུ་ཏ་ — [POO-tah]
Order I'd like Punakha Puta, please.
Locally ཕུ་ན་ཁ་ཕུ་ཏ་ཞུ་བཞིན་འདུག?
Say locally

Handmade noodles made from buckwheat flour.

Why try it?

A staple in the Punakha region, Puta highlights the use of buckwheat, a crop grown locally. It's a symbol of the agricultural traditions dating back generations.

How it tastes

The noodles have an earthy flavor with a chewy texture. They are typically served with a light broth or savory sauce.

Origin & History — first documented: 1820

Punakha's history with buckwheat dates back to the early 19th century, when the crop became prevalent due to its adaptability to mountainous terrain.

Recipe

Ingredients

  • 🌾 300 g buckwheat flour
  • 200 ml water
  • 🧂 5 g salt
  • 🫒 10 ml vegetable oil

Method

  1. 1 Mix buckwheat flour, water, and salt to form a dough.
  2. 2 Roll out the dough and cut into thin strips.
  3. 3 Boil noodles in salted water until tender.

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