Down on the farm, Bhutan style
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My farmhouse, Phobjike valley |
family, because Bhutanese don’t use surnames. But to draw you a picture,
there’s four generations in the room: granny and grandpa, mum and dad, their
daughter, her two-year-old daughter and seven-year-old niece.
cheese sauce. Chilli is not a flavouring, chilli is a vegetable to be eaten at every meal, including breakfast.
changed all that. The warm kitchen is all very comfortable, with a fluorescent light above and a home-grown soapie on tv. A little cat sleeps by the wood
stove, and I spot a rice cooker, microwave, toaster and fridge. Butter and cheese are still often wrapped in rhododendron leaves to stop it from going hard.
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Namgay Pem and her husband Phub Gaytshey. |
elaborate paintings that pulsate with colour. One complete wall is taken up with a deep altar which Phub attends carefully each morning.
in a manger attached to the kitchen, and we pop a few arrows: archery is Bhutan’s national sport, and their obsession is comparable to, say, the AFL or English league.
Welcome to Bhutan once again. Glad to read that you had good times in Bhutan.
Next time if you visit, please plan and travel to eastern Bhutan. It’s unique and different in many way.
Hi Raj, Bhutan really is incredible – I would absolutely love to visit the east, let’s hope this pandemic blows over and we can all get on the road again. Thanks for reading, Belle