{"id":2429,"date":"2026-06-10T08:10:51","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T08:10:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cooking.catherineliew.com\/?p=2429"},"modified":"2026-06-10T08:10:51","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T08:10:51","slug":"surviving-bhutan-where-the-land-tries-to-kill-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cooking.catherineliew.com\/?p=2429","title":{"rendered":"Surviving Bhutan: Where the Land Tries to Kill You!!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>*FOLLOW ME!!*<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.instagram.com\/besteverfoodreviewshow<\/p>\n<p>*SUBSCRIBE*<br \/>\nwww.youtube.com\/@MoreBestEverFoodReviewShow<\/p>\n<p>Like our music? \ud83c\udfb6<br \/>\nEnjoy FREE 30-days of Epidemic Sound. Best royalty-free music:<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/share.epidemicsound.com\/BEFRS<br \/>\n\u2014<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddf9 *Haa, BHUTAN*<br \/>\n\ud83c\udfd4\ufe0f *[MOUNTAINSIDE FOOD IN BHUTAN!!]*<\/p>\n<p>1\ufe0f\u20e3 *Grazing Land* (Tsamdro)<br \/>\nChencho Needup &amp; Sonam Choki (Herder &amp; Wife)<\/p>\n<p>\ud83e\udd5f *HOENTAY*<br \/>\nDumpling wrapper (water, flour, egg, and buckwheat flour). Filling (spinach, turnip, chili powder, garlic, ginger, roasted perilla seeds, onion, cheese, sichuan pepper, salt, butter. Steam, then fry with oil. 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