Thukpa

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Thukpa

Type	Soup
Region or state	Ladakh, Tibet, and Nepal
Associated national cuisine	India, Nepal
Cookbook: Thukpa   Media: Thukpa

Thukpa (Tibetan: ཐུག་པ ; Nepali: थुक्पा ; IPA: /tʰu(k̚)ˀ˥˥.pə˥˥/ ) is a Tibetan noodle soup, which originated in the eastern part of Tibet. Amdo thukpa (especially thenthuk) is a famous variant amongst the Indians (especially Ladakhis and Sikkimis), Tibetans and the people of Nepal. There are numerous varieties of thukpa in Tibetan tradition, including:

• Thenthuk (Tibetan: འཐེན་ཐུག་, Wylie: 'then thug): Hand-pulled noodle
• Gyathuk (Tibetan: རྒྱ་ཐུག་, Wylie: rgya thug): Chinese noodle
• Thuppa (Nepali: थुप्पा)
• Thugpa (Tibetan: བག་ཐུག་, Wylie: bag thug): Hand-rolled pinched noodle (like gnocchi)
• Drethug (Tibetan: འབྲས་ཐུག་, Wylie: 'bras thug)

Etymology[]

Thukpa has been described as a "generic Tibetan word for any soup or stew combined with noodles."^[1]

Nepalese thukpa

Regional traditions[]

Indian thukpa[]

In India, the dish is consumed in the state of Sikkim, the district of Darjeeling and in the union territory of Ladakh.

Nepalese Thukpa[]

The Nepalese version of Thukpa in general has predominant vegetarian feature and bit spicier flavor. The protein ingredients of the dish are given vegetarian alternative according to availability, such as: beans, chickpeas, gram, kidney beans, tofu, paneer etc. Coriander leaves, spring onion or green garlic are the popular Nepalese choices of garnish.

Gallery[]

See also[]

• Thukpa bhatuk
• List of soups
• List of Tibetan dishes
• List of Nepalese dishes

External links[]

• What Lends Flavour to this Comforting Noodle Soup?

References[]

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