Tibetan Food in Gangtok, India (Taste of Tibet Restaurant)

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For a delicious Tibetan food meal and more tasty photos, check out my article here While I was in Gangtok and throughout Northern India, I had many opportunities to sample authentic Tibetan food, there being a huge Tibetan population living in Sikkim province of India. Though I tried a number of different Tibetan restaurants throughout Gangtok, but my favorite was a Taste of Tibet. Located right along the MG Marg walking street in central Gangtok, this restaurant is located on the third story, so while you dine you can also people watch along the street below. At first I thought Taste of Tibet may be a bit of a tourist restaurant, but after eating there for the first time, I discovered that while some tourist did eat there, it was also a local favorite. There were numerous tables of monks and Tibetans every time I ate there, which was three times in the course of just a few days. So if you're looking for a good Tibetan food restaurants when you're in Gangtok, India, be sure to check out Taste of Tibet. In this video I first started off with a plate of momo dumplings, one of the most popular dishes in that area of the world, both Nepal, Tibet, and India. They are basically Chinese jaozi dumplings that can be ordered with a choice fillings usually vegetarian, chicken, buffalo, or pork. They were piping and fresh when delivered to my table. Along with the killer chili sauce, each dumpling was super flavorful and wonderful. The next dish I ordered was another Tibetan food classic known as shapale, which is basically just a meat pie. The little pastries were filled with meat and then deep fried to a crisp. They were delicious, but again, they needed quite a lot of chili sauce to make the flavor strong and more flavorful. Noodles soups like thukpa and thenthuk are extremely common Tibetan dishes, and since I had already had thukpa a number of times, I decided to try out their thenthuk this time. It consisted of fresh noodles shaved into bite sized pieces and within a thick soup broth with some assorted vegetables. The soup wasn't all that flavorful, but it needed to be enhanced with soy sauce and chili sauce and some other sauces provided. Tibetan food is normally served quite plain, they don't use a lot of spices. However, at every Tibetan restaurant you'll also find a marvelous chili sauce that will light your mouth on fire if you're in need of some extra spice. I did enjoy eating Tibetan food, but like I've mentioned it need chili sauce. Dishes are even served with little salt, making it up to the eater to determine how much flavor to add. The total price of my meal at Taste of Tibet came to just 5 and it was a warm and comforting meal on a cold day in Gangtok, India
Date: 2019-08-19

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Comments and reviews: 10

Emma Applegate
Hi Mark. Momo dumpling facial expression. priceless I hope your mouth wasn't burned. It's a good thing you have a small container of chili sauce, otherwise the food would seem pretty bland, at least compared to most you have eaten thus far. I might go to Malaysia this summer for an extended stay and will definitely try to learn how to cook some of their dishes, like Nasi Lemak and Penang Laksa. Mostly, I would like to learn about the spice and herb mixtures that go into their dishes. Later
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Emma Applegate
Greetings from Washington state Yes, where it's cold and wet, even up to now. It's been hovering in the upper 50's to lower 60's (F) and wet. My body will be in shock in Malaysia with its hot and humid weather. Wow, so you travel with your own personal container of chili sauce. I suppose you can still discern the nuanced flavors of all the exotic dishes you eat. What am I talking about? Most of the foods you eat ARE already fiery to begin with. Enjoy the rest of your travels.
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respectothers
Another no none sense straight forward episode. Like the way you enjoyed. I see a suggestion that the soup served is for washing hand/finger is I think incorrect. The taste being very basic is quite true. It is nothing more than bones boiled in water for very long time. On a different note I see you can win the chilli eating competition hands down.
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Amod Indap
Sorry sir, but that not true. Its a broth from the meat/vegetable filling inside the momos. I'm from this region, trust me. What you're referring to, is a finger bowl, usually given after a heavily spiced/oily meal. The Nepali/Sikkimese/Tibetan/North-East Indian food is neither heavily spiced, nor oily, so no question of a 'Finger bowl'.
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Amod Indap
Sorry, but that's not true. Its the broth from the meat/vegetable filling added to the momos/dumplings. What 'TheSpiritz0' is talking about is called a finger bowl, which is usually given at the end of a meal, which is heavy on spices, oils, etc. Mark, you did in fact have the broth traditionally served with momos: )
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Mikado
I ate a lot of Tibetan food while visiting Mcleod Ganj. I have to agree with you that it's not the most flavorful food especially if you're used to eating Thai and India curries; however, it's certainly filling and hearty enough given the colder temperatures of the region.
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Swadhin Nanda
Oh man. I almost cry whenever I see momo dumplings. They are my favourite food in this whole world. I have just too many amazing memories of these momo dumplings. I never had them in Gangtok, but in my hometown in Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India. Ah
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TheSpritz0
My friend from New Delhi who also goes to Tibetan restaurants says the bowl which tasted like hot water was the bowl you were supposed to be cleansing your fingers in between eating the dumplings, samosas, etc. The soup was on the opposite side
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Emma Applegate
Yes Mark and wife (what is your name, a big congratulations to your partnership, nuptial and otherwise. As sandra4803 said I wish you both much happiness in your journey through life together and my God bless you both My exact sentiment.
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Sagar Thapa
luk bro we Nepali r angry wid u sikim n Darjeeling belongs wid nepal I told u in another reaction also go n check history how India get our land by illegally so now we r angry wid u plz dnt. n luk ur back they all r talking Nepali all r luk
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