Sikkim Cuisine, Sikkim

One can savor all delicacies in Sikkim-from Tibetan to Chinese, Indian to Japanese.

Continental dishes, banana pancakes, chicken-fried rice and the famous momos are the hot favorites.

Rice is the staple diet, and dal is readily available. Gyakho is a traditional soup served on special occasions.

Most restaurants serve alcohol. One can also look out for tomba, a traditional drink consisting largely of fermented millet, with a few grains of rice for flavor, served in a wooden or bamboo mug, and sipped through a bamboo straw.