Kinema
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Kinema (Nepali: किनेमा) is a fermented soybean food, prepared by the Kirati communities of the Eastern Himalayas region: Eastern Nepal, and Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Sikkim regions of India.[2] Kinema also known as Kinama, which is a traditional food of the Limbu people.
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Alternative names | Chembihik, Hokuma , Goyang, Ghogima, |
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Type | Fermented food |
Place of origin | Limbuwan (present-day in Sikkim,India and Eastern Nepal) |
Region or state | Nepal, India (Sikkim, Darjeeling, Kalimpong), Bhutan |
Created by | Kirati people |
Main ingredients | Soybean fermented by Bacillus subtilis[1] |
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