What people eat in Bhutan, the world’s ‘happiest country’

South China Morning Post September 21, 2024
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Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Situated in the Eastern Himalayas, the kingdom of Bhutan has become synonymous with serenity and spirituality. People outside Bhutan have given the country many names, such as “happiest country in the world” or “last Shangri-la”. Bhutan authorities have not focused on measuring economic growth with an index like gross domestic product (GDP), choosing instead tallying Gross National Happiness (GNH) to highlight the importance of sustainability, well-being and culture. In this episode of Eat Drink Asia, Post reporter Lisa Cam visits Bhutan to learn how this philosophy translates into everyday life, and finds out how locals are preserving and promoting their traditional culture through food. Support us: https://subscribe.scmp.com Follow us on: Website: https://www.scmp.com Facebook: https://facebook.com/scmp Twitter: https://twitter.com/scmpnews Instagram: https://instagram.com/scmpnews Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/south-china-morning-post/ #scmp #EatDrinkAsia

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