Proud to be a Sikkimese: Sikkim Travel, Culture & Local Heritage

KINEMA This food is popular in Sikkim and is made from soya beans by boiling and fermenting. It has a pungent smell and can be eaten as a condiment or tarkari (curry) with bhat (rice). Its smell is very popular among the people of Sikkim, Darjeeling & Nepal. Source:  MAJHITAR FOOD & DRINK FESTIVAL 2016

Wikipedia HISTORY OF SIKKIM : The earliest recorded event related to Sikkim is the passage of the Buddhist saint Guru Rinpoche through the land in the 8th century. The Guru is reported to have blessed the land, introduced Buddhism to Sikkim, and foretold the era of monarchy in the state that would arrive centuries later. In the 14th century, according to legend, Khye Bumsa, a prince from the Minyak House in Kham in Eastern Tibet, had a divine revelation one night instructing him to travel south to seek his fortunes. His descendants were later to form the royal family of Sikkim.  In 1642, the fifth-generation descendant of Khye Bumsa, Phuntsog Namgyal, was consecrated as the first Chogyal (king) of Sikkim by the three venerated Lamas who came from the north, west and south to Yuksom, marking the beginning of the monarchy. Phuntsog Namgyal was succeeded in 1670 by his son, Tensung Namgyal, who moved the capital from Yuksom to Rabdentse. In 1700, Sikkim was invaded by the Bhutanese w...