They call it chinese food, and authentic at that, but the two places in Thimphu that serve Chinese food are nothing close to any of the chinese food I've ever had in my life. At Chopsticks, the more known local chinese food joint, they serve sichuan rice missing the key ingredient... sichuan pepper. Now this wouldn't be a big deal as it's hard to get in most parts of the world, except the peppercorn grows natively here in Bhutan. It was a huge disappointment for me, as a Jew I need to have chinese food every now and then... it's in my blood (well, sort of). Alas, I think I will need to wait till next month when I leave Bhutan to have proper chinese food again (I'm looking at you BKK Chinatown)
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