Wachipa

Wachipa

A typical serving of wachipa.
Course Meal
Place of origin Nepal
Region or state Eastern Nepal, Sikkim, Darjeeling
Main ingredients rice, chicken, burnt feathers, Damlapa flower
Cookbook: Wachipa  Media: Wachipa

Wachipa is a typical Kirat dish made with rice, minced chicken, and powder made out of burnt feathers of a chicken. The powder gives a unique bitter taste. Vegetarian wachipa is made by replacing meat with leaves or flowers of a plant called Damlapa, which is also bitter. It is eaten on special occasions. It is believed that consumption of wachipa cures body aches.[1] It is called Wamik in Lohorung.

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References

  1. Subba, Tanka Bahadur; Sinha, A. C. (2009). Indian Nepalis: Issues and Perspectives. p. 304. ISBN 978-8180694462.


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