Haabi Hoentey

Haabi Hoentey or simply Hoentey is indigenous to Haa valley and is a celebratory food only made during the New Year. The people of Haa valley celebrate their New Year a little earlier than the rest of the country according to the Bhutanese calendar called the Lomba. Hoentey is a buckwheat dumpling stuffed with over a number of ingredients like turnip leaves, turnip leaves, amaranth seeds (zimtse), cottage cheese, butter, chili powder, onion, ginger, and a lot of love.  Each household in the valley will make tones of these dumplings to share to their friends and families during Lomba. This will probably be the best version of dumplings one will have in their life.

Puta

Just like the Hoentey, Puta is native to Bumthang. Located in the central part of the country, Bumthang valley has its own list of delicacies. The Puta is a buckwheat noodle almost like Japanese soba noodles only bigger in size. The freshly made noodles are cooked and then stir fried in oil, chili powder and Sichuan pepper with salt to taste and lastly garnished with fried eggs and spring onion. The dish is only made for special occasions and for highly respected guests and is not a regular food.  Today the dish is popular among the locals in other regions as well as tourists visiting Bhutan find it quite delicious.

Khuley

A khuley is basically a pancake made of buckwheat flour and is often eaten with a variety of chili sauces and sometimes a chili cheese dish compliments perfectly with it. Much like the Puta, the Khuley is also famous in Bumthang but it is widely eaten around the other parts of the country as well.

Kharang

The Kharang is basically corn grinded into small pieces and is widely used in the eastern side of the country as a replacement of rice. The Kharang is usually eaten with a variety of side dishes. The sweetness of the corn perfectly complements the spicy dishes.

Maykhu

The Maykhu is a flattened rice cake like snack popular in Punakha. The snack is usually served with butter salt tea.