Sikkim is exotic. The landscape, Mt. K, the monasteries and food. Being vegetarian I didn't happen to experience the mega-dinner (as the hotel owner explained) of Sikkim but whatever little I had was exotic!Here is the Sikkimese pickle. I tried this pickle of strange looking pods (or fleshy flowers?) even though I am not a pickle person. It was interesting, very sour. I was told that the pickle is made of nakima (local name in Nepali) or Tupistra nutans, a wild vegetable, specifically an inflorescence from Eastern Himalayas. Nakima (family Liliaceae) is a highly priced wild vegetable which is available in late summer upto 7000ft altitude. Man! pickles are made of fruits/vegetables other than mangoes or lemon or chili.
Travel is fun huh? Pushes you even taste pickle!!
This food looked interesting. Apparently so many different things can be pickled as I discovered at a Korean meal on Sunday night- also, a blog I follow about Turkey talks of all the things they pickle- endless!!
ReplyDeleteWow , nice to know about this pickle . I'm very much fond of pickles .
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@Anjuli: You are right. So many things can be pickled. My Mother is big fan of pickles (Veggie) and hence I get to taste most of them.
ReplyDelete@Dhiraj: Yes, I have heard many saying the same!
@Niranjan: Thanks!