Food & Drink

Restaurants are scarce in Bhutan. The cuisine is mainly vegetarian based; chillies, yaks cheese are frequently used, and rice is the staple food of the country. Dairy foods, particularly butter and cheese from yaks and cows, are also popular, and indeed almost all milk is turned to butter and cheese. The diet in the hills is rich in protein due to the consumption of meat, chiefly poultry, yak and beef. Soups of meat, rice and dried vegetables spiced with chillies and cheese are a favourite meal during the cold seasons.

Popular beverages include butter tea (made of tea leaves, yak butter, and salt), tea, locally brewed rice wine and beer.