Chhurpi

Chhurpi छुर्पी
Production of Chhurpi in Nepal
Other namesDurkha
Country of originHimalayan region
RegionHimalayan region
Source of milkYak, Cattle
TextureSoft or hard
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Chhurpi (Tibetan: ཆུར་བ།, THL: churwa) otherwise known as durkha and chogo/chugo is a traditional cheese consumed in Bhutan and Nepal.[1][2] The two varieties of chhurpi are a soft variety (consumed usually as a side dish with rice)[3] and a hard variety (chewed like betel).

  1. ^ Ping, Chow. "Bhutanese enjoy the hardest cheese in the world like chewing gums". Daily Bhutan.
  2. ^ Vallangi, Neelima. "Chhurpi: The world's hardest cheese?". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Recipes & Cuisine (Chhurpi - Ningo Curry)". Archived from the original on 9 February 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.