Thenthuk
Thenthuk, the Tibetan pulled noodle soup from Amdo. Soft dough rested until it stretches, then torn by hand straight into a thin, fast broth.
Recipes from Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim, and Ladakh. Fermented, preserved, and built for long winters – butter tea, barley flour, momo dumplings, and the fiery heat of timur pepper. Minimal spice by subcontinent standards, but nothing timid about it.
Thenthuk, the Tibetan pulled noodle soup from Amdo. Soft dough rested until it stretches, then torn by hand straight into a thin, fast broth.
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