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{{Short description|Tibetan noodle soup}}
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| name             = Thukpa
| image            = Thukpa, Tibetan noodle in Osaka, Japan.jpg
| image_size       = 250px
| caption          = Thukpa, a dish from Ladakh
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| national_cuisine = [[Tibetan cuisine]]
| country = [[Amdo]], [[Tibet]]
| region          = [[Tibet]], [[Nepal]], [[Qinghai]], [[Sichuan]]
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| type             = Soup
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| main_ingredient  = Vegetables
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'''Thukpa''' ([[Standard Tibetan|Tibetan]]: '''ཐུག་པ'''; [[International Phonetic Alphabet|IPA]]: [[Help:IPA/Tibetan|/tʰu(k̚)ˀ˥˥.pə˥˥/]] ) is a [[Tibet]]an [[noodle soup]], which originated in the eastern part of Tibet.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Singh Verma |first=Aditya |date=2019-07-05 |title=Thukpa – A cultural journey through the Tibetan community in India |url=https://www.thetibetpost.com/en/features/50-arts-and-culture/6556-thukpa-%E2%80%93-a-cultural-journey-through-the-tibetan-community-in-india |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221008204212/https://www.thetibetpost.com/en/features/50-arts-and-culture/6556-thukpa-%E2%80%93-a-cultural-journey-through-the-tibetan-community-in-india |archive-date=2022-10-08 |access-date=2022-11-18 |website=[[Tibet Post]] |language=en-gb}}</ref> ''Amdo thukpa'', especially ''[[thenthuk]]'', is a variant among the Indians, especially [[Ladakhis|Ladakhi]]s and the [[Sikkimese people|Sikkimese]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hauzel |first=Hoihnu |date=2016-02-16 |title=The Tale of Thukpa: What Lends Flavour to this Comforting Noodle Soup? |url=https://food.ndtv.com/opinions/the-tale-of-thukpa-what-lends-flavour-to-this-comforting-noodle-soup-1277458 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221007020019/https://food.ndtv.com/opinions/the-tale-of-thukpa-what-lends-flavour-to-this-comforting-noodle-soup-1277458 |archive-date=2022-10-07 |access-date=2022-11-18 |website=[[NDTV|NDTV Food]] |language=en}}</ref> ''Thukpa'' can be prepared in both vegetarian and non-vegetarian variations; the most popular non-vegetarian variation includes chicken.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Galarza |first=G Daniela |date=2021-11-06 |title=This noodle soup will warm you right up » Borneo Bulletin Online |url=https://borneobulletin.com.bn/this-noodle-soup-will-warm-you-right-up/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211106022327/https://borneobulletin.com.bn/this-noodle-soup-will-warm-you-right-up/ |archive-date=2021-11-06 |access-date=2022-11-18 |website=[[Borneo Bulletin]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
Varieties of ''thukpa'' include:
* ''[[Thenthuk]]'' ({{bo|t=འཐེན་ཐུག་|w='then thug}}): Hand-pulled noodle
* ''Gyathuk'' ({{bo|t=རྒྱ་ཐུག་|w=rgya thug}}): Chinese noodle
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* ''[[Thukpa bhatuk|Bhakthuk]]'' ({{bo|t=བག་ཐུག་|w=bag thug}}): Hand-rolled pinched noodle (like [[gnocchi]])
* ''Tsapthuk'' ({{bo|t=འབྲས་ཐུག་|w='bras thug}}): chopped noodle
==Etymology==
Thukpa has been described as a "generic Tibetan word for any soup or stew combined with noodles".<ref>{{cite book | last=Boi | first=L.G. | last2=Ltd | first2=M.C.I.P. | title=Asian Noodles | publisher=Marshall Cavendish | series=EBL-Schweitzer | year=2014 | isbn=978-981-4634-98-4 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WSTzCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA163 | page=163}}</ref>
[[File:Nepalese Thuppa.jpg|thumb|A Nepalese ''thukpa'']]
==Regional traditions==
===Indian thukpa===
In India, the dish is consumed by people of Nepalese and Tibetan origin in the state of [[Sikkim]], the district of [[Darjeeling]] and the union territory of [[Ladakh]].
===Nepalese Thukpa===
The Nepalese version of Thukpa has a predominant vegetarian feature and a bit of spicier flavor. The protein ingredients of the dish are given vegetarian alternative according to availability, including beans, chickpeas, gram, kidney beans, etc. However, non-vegetarian thukpa are also enjoyed by non-vegs. Egg thukpa is probably the second most popular variety after vegetarian thukpa among Nepalese. Coriander leaves, spring onion, or garlic leaves are the popular Nepalese choices of garnish.
===Bhutanese thukpa===
The Bhutanese version of Thukpa tends to be sweeter than the Nepali version. It is very popular amongst tourists especally Indian, American and Russian tourists.
==Gallery==
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==See also==
* [[Thukpa bhatuk]]
* [[List of soups]]
* [[List of Tibetan dishes]]
* [[List of Nepalese dishes]]
==External links==
* [https://food.ndtv.com/opinions/the-tale-of-thukpa-what-lends-flavour-to-this-comforting-noodle-soup-1277458 What Lends Flavour to this Comforting Noodle Soup?]
==References==
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