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My second day in beautiful Bhutan continued that evening from the amazing city of Punakha. We were going to start with a hike up to a gorgeous monastery!
Accompanying me was my friend and guide Tsheten from MyBhutan. The monastery we were hiking to was built by the mother of Bhutan’s current king. It was built for the protection to the country and to spread peace and harmony to the world, which is what Buddhism is all about. We crossed over the Mo Chu (Female) River via a suspension bridge, which was draped with hundreds of prayer flags. They come in 5 colors: yellow, green, white, blue, and red.
On the other side of the bridge, we followed a rocky trail past rice farms and a little spring to a prayer wheel. We rung the prayer bell and then continued on to the monastery. I had to take off my hat and shoes to go inside, but I couldn’t film inside.
After climbing three floors, we reached the top. There, we could see the river, rice paddy fields, and the route we’d trekked. We could also see a white tea house where the royal family stays when they visits, as well as where the monks stay.
Then, he headed back down to a mini-market, where I tried a super strong whisky and a fruity brandy that was just OK. I liked the brandy better but I didn’t love either. Then, we drove to another suspension bridge to get to the Happiness Field Village Homestay.
There, I met the owner and the woman who cooks the food. The homestay was beautiful and traditional. I watched them make a chicken dish; ema datshi; and stir-fried spinach with tomatoes, garlic, onions, red peppers, and chilies. They also had a rice wine called ara with egg and butter! I’d never had that before.
The ara is similar to Japanese sake. It was strong and really different. It contained lots of clumps of egg, which I liked. The first batch had a lot of butter, but the second was lighter on the butter.
Then, it was time to eat! I had seven things in total, including red rice, ara, ema datshi, potatoes with chilies, cucumber salad with chilies, dry chicken with chilies, chicken curry, and the spinach. Everything contained chilies and looked so good!
The potatoes were soft and spicy, with some green onions. The cucumber salad contained fresh cow cheese. The spice on it wasn’t too bad. I don’t usually love cucumber, but this was amazing. It reminded me of a Greek salad but with coriander. The cheese tasted like fresh feta! The dry chicken with chilies had so much flavor and wasn’t spicy at all. The stir-fried spinach was a little hot and left a tingle on my lips.
The chicken curry came in a light, flavorful gravy, which I dipped some of my rice in. It was great! Then, I dug into the ema dashti, which is always super hot! This one wasn’t as hot as others I’d had so far, but it still had a real kick to it! My favorite overall was the spinach!
I loved how organic and fresh the food was. It was amazing. I highly recommend staying at a homestay to eat traditional food with locals. You can’t beat it!
Then, to finish up, I tried some ara without butter or egg. It was a lot better. The one with egg and butter is considered special, but I really liked this one!
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