Appetizers
Shakam Ezay
ཤ་སྐམ་ཨེ་ཙེ།
Bhutan
Dried beef shredded raw and dressed with chilli, onion, coriander and a little cheese, eaten as a snack with ara.
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What it is
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Dried beef shredded raw and dressed with chilli, onion, coriander and a little cheese, eaten as a snack with ara.
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Served cold and eaten with the fingers alongside drink. Very salty and very hot.
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