(Wal)nuts about winter

January 10, 2008

Kuensel

Nima Wangdi writes about a favourite Bhutanese pastime

walnut.jpgAs the mercury dips below zero, bringing to a close the agriculture and tourist season in the central district of Bumthang, nuts start to crack.

With nothing much to do, Bumthaps spent their winter days sitting outside their houses and shops soaking up the sun while leisurely cracking walnuts and scooping out their oily insides.

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