With the introduction of chillies from the Americans in the 17th century, Bhutanese cuisine saw the development of this iconic dish, blending imported chillies with locally sourced cheese.

The James Beard Award is like the Oscars for food and beverages, with only the best of the best selected as finalists.

Yotaka Martin of Lom Wong restaurant in Phoenix grew up cooking alongside her mother in Thailand. She won her 1st James Beard ...

Downtown Phoenix’s restaurant, Lom Wong, won a James Beard Award! The Arizona restaurant took home the top honor in the "Best ...

Tsering Dema, 42, who shops at the market every week, purchased one kilogram of green chillies. “One kilo is enough for one week for my family.

Lom Wong and its soon-to-open sister restaurant and bar, Mr. Baan's, will both highlight northern Thai cuisine in a cozy downtown bungalow on Portland Street. Allison Young ...

But in Bhutan such fiery food is all the rage. Unlike other parts of South Asia and the rest of the world, in this tiny Himalayan kingdom chillies are not used as a spice to flavour food. Here ...

If a restaurant in Bhutan serves local food, it will serve ema datshi. In the capital, Thimphu, try Zombala 2 Restaurant (Norzin Lam 1, Thimphu). ORDER HERE.

Lom Wong will also serve Moklen specialties, such as chu bai neung boo wak now, steamed squid and squid eggs in chile, lime and makrut lime leaves. "I want people to feel like they are eating out ...