Culture of Bhutan chili peppers (similar to chili con queso), might be called the national dish for its ubiquity and the pride that Bhutanese have for it. Other foods include: "jasha maru" (a chicken dish), "phaksha paa", "thukpa", "bathup", and fried rice. Dairy foods, particularly butter and cheese from yaks and cows, are also popular, and indeed almost all milk is turned into butter and cheese. Popular beverages include: butter tea, black tea, locally brewed "ara" (rice wine), and beer. Popular spices include: curry, cardamom, ginger, "thingay" (Sichuan pepper), garlic, turmeric, and caraway. When offered food, one says "meshu meshu", covering one's mouth
Euneo-juk scallions, minced garlic, and grated ginger), followed by "sujebi" (teared wheat flour dough) and vegetables such as chili peppers, "kkaennip" (perilla leaves), waterdropwort, and crown daisy greens. In South Gyeongsang Province, boned sweetfish is stir-fried in sesame oil. Finely diced onions and carrots are then added to the rice and stock. The porridge is seasoned with salt to finish. Euneo-juk Euneo-juk () or sweetfish porridge is a type of "juk" (porridge), made with sweetfish and rice. Preparation of the soup usually involves boiling sweetfish to make stock, deboning the boiled fish for inclusion in the porridge, and boiling soaked rice