Chhyang is a mild, cloudy millet or rice beer; raksi is the clear spirit distilled from it. Both are drunk at festivals.
History
Newar, Sherpa, Rai and Limbu communities have brewed millet drinks for centuries. Tongba is a Limbu millet drink sipped through a bamboo straw.
Ingredients
- Millet or rice
- Water
- Yeast starter (marcha)
How it's made
- Cook millet or rice
- Cool and mix with marcha yeast
- Ferment for a few days in a sealed pot
- Pour hot water over for tongba, or distil for raksi
- Serve warm
Photos: ingredients, making & serving
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