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Thukpa

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Origin

Sherpa, Tamang and Tibetan-heritage communities

What

Warming noodle soup with vegetables and meat — trekking-country comfort food.

Occasion

Daily in high country; lodges everywhere

Ingredients

Hand-pulled or cut noodles, broth, vegetables, chicken or mutton