Thenthuk

Thenthuk
Thukpa - noodle soup of which thentuk is a type
TypeNoodle soup
Place of originAmdo, Tibet
Region or stateTibet, Nepal, Qinghai, Sichuan
Created byTibetan people
Main ingredientsWheat flour, vegetables, meat (mutton or yak)
Tibetan meal (clockwise from top) tingmo steamed bread, thenthuk noodle soup, momos in soup and vegetable gravy, with condiments in center

Thenthuk (Tibetan: འཐེན་ཐུག་, Wylie: then thug) or hand-pulled noodle soup (thukpa), is a very common noodle soup in Tibetan cuisine, especially in Amdo, Tibet[1][2] where it is served as dinner and sometimes lunch. The main ingredients are wheat flour dough, mixed vegetables and some pieces of mutton or yak meat.[3] Vegetable thenthuk is a common modern-day option too.

  1. ^ Dorjee, Tenzin (5 February 2019). "Celebrating the Tibetan New Year with Momos and More". Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Recipe for Tibetan Noodle Soup, Thenthuk". Tibetan Nuns Project. 10 December 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  3. ^ Hauzel, Hoihnu (16 February 2016). "The Tale of Thukpa: What Lends Flavour to this Comforting Noodle Soup?". NDTV. Retrieved 8 May 2019.